St. Louis, Detroit working to prove label wrong

City leaders from St. Louis, Detroit and Camden say the undesirable "Most Dangerous City" title paints inaccurate pictures of their towns.

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The dubious distinction — which has gone to either St. Louis, Camden
or Detroit every year since 1999 — has left the cities scrambling to
protect their public images, striving to prove they are in fact better
places than their crime figures would indicate.

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