In a study released over the weekend, the City of Salinas ranked 57th out of 400 of the most dangerous cities in America. The study, which uses data from the F-B-I, includes statistics from murders, rapes, robberies, aggravated assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft. Last year Salinas witnessed 29 homicides. East Bay cities Oakland and Richmond were in the number 5 and number 6 spots on the lists, San Francisco was number 130. The number one spot for the most dangerous cities in the U.S. went to Saint Louis, Missouri.
