TOP 10 Most and least ‘sinful’ cities In December 2020, WalletHub composed the site’s list of most and least sinful cities. While rankings of sinfulness may seem impossible to quantify, the site used the seven deadly sins as reference, comparing 150 most populated U.S. cities — plus at least two of the most populated cities in each state — across seven key dimensions: anger and hatred; jealousy; excesses and vices; greed; lust; vanity; and laziness.
drinking, casinos per capita, charitable donations as share of income, adult entertainment establishments per capita, most active Tinder users, tanning salons per capita, average daily time spent watching TV and share of adults not exercising.
While Las Vegas, Nev., tops the list, WalletHub financial writer Adam McCann notes, “Las Vegas isn’t the only ‘Sin City’ in America. In other cities, bad things “We examined those dimensions using 37 relevant happen and stay there, too. From beer-loving Milmetrics,” WalletHub shares. waukee to hedonistic New Orleans, the U.S. is filled with people behaving illicitly. No place is innocent. Metrics included violent crimes per 1,000 residents, We all have demons.” sex offenders per capita, hate-crime incidents per capita, thefts per 1,000 residents, identity-theft com- This month, The Municipal is sharing both the most plains per capita, share of obese adults, excessive sinful and least sinful cities.
MOST SINFUL CITIES 1. Las Vegas, Nev. 2. Los Angeles, Calif. 3. St. Louis, Mo. 4. Houston, Texas 5. Atlanta, Ga. 6. Miami, Fla. 7. Philadelphia, Pa. 8. Denver, Colo 9. Washington, D.C. 10. New York, N.Y.
LEAST SINFUL CITIES 1. Pearl City, Hawaii 2. South Burlington, Vt. 3. Bridgeport, Conn. 4. Fremont, Calif. 5. Port St. Lucie, Fla. 6. Cape Coral, Fla. 7. Madison, Wis. 8. Columbia, Md. 9. Oxnard, Calif. 10. Santa Rosa, Calif. Source: https://wallethub.com/edu/most-sinful-cities-in-america/29846
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