New Orleans 'most violent' US city

New Orleans is the most violent US city, with more than 19,000 reported crimes and 208 murders in 2007, according to a study released Monday.

The study published by CQ Press, the book publishing arm of Congressional Quarterly, examined six categories – murder, rape, burglary, robbery, aggravated assault and motor vehicle theft.

The rankings include all cities of at least 75,000 residents that reported crime data to the FBI in those crime categories for 2007. In second place was Camden, New Jersey, and third was Detroit, Michigan, according to the study. St Louis, Missouri, and Oakland, California, rounded out the top five.