Twelve of the 15 have a violent crime rate that is at least double the national average. Every one of the 15 most liberal cities in the US has a higher violent crime rate than the national average. The national average is four violent crimes/1,000 residents. Berkeley, California - 5 violent crimes/1,000 residents. Gary, Indiana - 15 violent crimes/1,000 residents. The 15 most liberal cities in the US: - Detroit, Michigan - 24 violent crimes/1,000 residents. New Haven, Connecticut - 15 violent crimes/1,000 residents The 15 most conservative and 15 most liberal cities are listed below, along with their violent crime rates. Baltimore, Maryland - 15 violent crimes/1,000 residents Paterson, New Jersey - 11 violent crimes/1,000 residents Hartford, Connecticut - 13 violent crimes/1,000 residents Cleveland, Ohio - 14 violent crimes/1,000 residents Flint, Michigan - 24 violent crimes/1,000 residents San Francisco, California - 7 violent crimes/1,000 residents Cambridge, Massachusetts - 5 violent crimes/1,000 residents Newark, New Jersey - 11 violent crimes/1,000 residents Inglewood, California - 8 violent crimes/1,000 residents Oakland, California - 16 violent crimes/1,000 residents Washington, DC - 13 violent crimes/1,000 residents Berkeley, California - 5 violent crimes/1,000 residents Gary, Indiana - 15 violent crimes/1,000 residents Detroit, Michigan - 24 violent crimes/1,000 residents The 15 most conservative and 15 most liberal cities are listed below, along with their violent crime rates Cities with the highest percentages of conservative votes were deemed the most conservative cities, and cities with the highest percentages of liberal votes were deemed the most liberal cities. They did this by looking at how every American city with a population of at least 100,000 voted in the 2004 presidential electionĬities with more conservative votes than liberal votes are considered conservative cities, and cities with more liberal votes than conservative votes are considered liberal cities. A few years ago, the Bay Area Center For Voting Research listed the most conservative and most liberal cities in the United States.