You could be living in what one website said is among the top "murder capitals" in the U.S.
According to financial news and opinion website 24/7 Wall St., cities in South Carolina, Georgia, Ohio and Pennsylvania make the list of America's top 25 murder capitals.
Murder capitals, the site said, were determined from cities with the highest murder rates.
In order to determine the ranking, 24/7 Wall St. said it compiled data from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program's 2015 Crime in the United States report.
The ranking, which can be found with more detail at 24/7 Wall St., is below:
25. North Charleston, South Carolina
24. Chicago, Illinois
23. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
22. Dayton, Ohio
21. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
20. Kansas City, Kansas
19. Richmond, Virginia
18. Atlanta, Georgia
17. Oakland, California
16. San Bernardino, California
15. Memphis, Tennessee
14. West Palm Beach, Florida
13. Cincinnati, Ohio
12. Kansas City, Missouri
11. Washington, District of Columbia
10. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
9. Salinas, California
8. Hartford, Connecticut
7. Baton Rouge, Louisiana
6. Jackson, Mississippi
5. Birmingham, Alabama
4. New Orleans, Louisiana
3. Detroit, Michigan
2. Baltimore, Maryland
1. St. Louis, Missouri
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