2022’s Most Sinful Cities in America
The holidays are known for encouraging overeating and overspending, which is bad news when over 40% of U.S. adults are already obese, and the country has over $1 trillion in credit card debt. In light of these vices and several others, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2022’s Most Sinful Cities in America, as well as accompanying videos and expert commentary. To determine the most wicked places in America, WalletHub compared more than 180 U.S. cities based on seven sinful behaviors: anger and hatred, jealousy, excesses and vices, greed, lust, vanity, and laziness.
Here are some highlights from the report:
Most Sinful Cities
| Rank | City |
| 1 | Las Vegas, NV |
| 2 | St. Louis, MO |
| 3 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 4 | Houston, TX |
| 5 | Atlanta, GA |
| 6 | Los Angeles, CA |
| 7 | Denver, CO |
| 8 | Chicago, IL |
| 9 | Baton Rouge, LA |
| 10 | Phoenix, AZ |
Least Sinful Cities
| Rank | City |
| 173 | South Burlington, VT |
| 174 | Columbia, MD |
| 175 | Burlington, VT |
| 176 | Laredo, TX |
| 177 | Pearl City, HI |
| 178 | Cape Coral, FL |
| 179 | West Valley City, UT |
| 180 | Fremont, CA |
| 181 | Bridgeport, CT |
| 182 | Port St. Lucie, FL |
Most vs. Least Sinful
- Irvine, California, has the lowest violent crime rate, 0.51, 46.1 times lower than Memphis, Tennessee, the city with the highest at 23.52. ( I have been there, and I totally believe this.)
- Port St. Lucie, Florida, has the fewest thefts (per 1,000 residents), 8.26, 9.2 times fewer than Salt Lake City, the city with the most at 75.93.
- San Francisco has the lowest share of obese adults, 16.10 percent, which is 3.1 times lower than Detroit, the city with the highest at 49.40 percent.
- San Jose, California, has the lowest share of adult smokers, 8.70 percent, which is 2.9 times lower than Huntington, West Virginia, the city with the highest at 25.11 percent.
