These are the top 'murder capitals' in the country

You could be living in what one website said is among the top "murder capitals" in the U.S.

According to financial news and opinion website 24/7 Wall St., cities in South Carolina, Georgia, Ohio and Pennsylvania make the list of America's top 25 murder capitals.

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Murder capitals, the site said, were determined from cities with the highest murder rates.

In order to determine the ranking, 24/7 Wall St. said it compiled data from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program's 2015 Crime in the United States report.

The ranking, which can be found with more detail at 24/7 Wall St., is below:

25. North Charleston, South Carolina

24. Chicago, Illinois

23. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

22. Dayton, Ohio

21. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

20. Kansas City, Kansas

19. Richmond, Virginia

18. Atlanta, Georgia

17. Oakland, California

16. San Bernardino, California

15. Memphis, Tennessee

14. West Palm Beach, Florida

13. Cincinnati, Ohio

12. Kansas City, Missouri

11. Washington, District of Columbia

10. Milwaukee, Wisconsin

9. Salinas, California

8. Hartford, Connecticut

7. Baton Rouge, Louisiana

6. Jackson, Mississippi

5. Birmingham, Alabama

4. New Orleans, Louisiana

3. Detroit, Michigan

2. Baltimore, Maryland

1. St. Louis, Missouri

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