claim: "three of the 11 most violent cities in the u.s. are in missouri — st. louis, kansas city, and springfield."
author: eric greitens
evidence_1: oct 9, 2018 ... it ranked as the most dangerous city in america for 209 based on the ... while it  might not win as many honors for its bbq, st. louis takes ... homer would be sad  to hear that springfield (in this case missouri) ... violent crimes per 100k: 1,369 ( 11th most dangerous) .... 10 most dangerous places in kansas.
evidence_2: politifact missouri on thursday, september 21st, 2017 ... "three of the 11 most  violent cities in the u.s. are in missouri — st. louis, kansas city, and springfield.
evidence_3: november 3, 2018 - 63,293 views ... do you live in one of the most dangerous  cities in missouri? ... after analyzing 124 cities in missouri, why did springfield  take the top spot? ... residents here in st. louis have a 1 in 12.3 chance of being  the victim of a .... 2015-17, making sedalia the 11th most violent city in missouri.
evidence_4: let's look at #1 (table 1, above), east st. louis, il, a city of 27,000, just across  the mississippi river from the ... top 100 most dangerous cities, per average rate  of violent crime, per 100,000 people ... 22, st. louis, mo, 319000, 1698, -11% ...  80, kansas city, mo, 464000, 1194, -3% ..... springfield, mo, 162000, 929, 10%.
evidence_5: mar 19, 2017 ... fulnecky's source for the "11th most dangerous city" moniker is the ... neighbors  kansas city and st. louis also made the list of 25, coming in at no. ... the  rankings are a bad look for missouri — one that was highlighted by gov. ... rapes  and aggravated assaults in u.s. cities with more than 100,000 people.