Springfield Named Fourth-Most Dangerous College Town in the United States
October 14, 2022 5:35AM CDT
(MISSOURINET) – Springfield, Missouri is the fourth-most dangerous college town in the United States, according to a report published by Safewise-dot-com. Details show Springfield has a violent crime rate of 15-point-one per one-thousand, while the property crime rate is 69-and-a-half per one-thousand. Kareanna Arnoldus-Ray is a student at Missouri State University. She told News-Nation she’s careful not to walk on campus alone at night:
Ranked ahead of Springfield are Memphis at number three, Alexandria, Louisiana at number two, and the most dangerous college town in America — Monroe, Louisiana.