Amid a surge in violent crime that has many of the country's big cities on edge, the safety and security site SafeWise just released its annual report on 2021’s Most Dangerous Cities in the US. The nationwide study of violent crime and property crime rates found that Memphis is the 2nd most dangerous big city in the country. In Memphis, your risk of being a victim of violent crime in the last year was 1 in 90. Your risk of being a victim of property crime? 1 in 25.Memphis had a violen .