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The Cities That Are the 'Darkest Corners of America'

WalletHub is out with its list of the most sinful US cities, with Vegas (aka Sin City) coming in at No. 1
Posted Dec 7, 2025 3:24 PM CST
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Looking to indulge your vices? WalletHub has tracked down the most "sinful" cities in the US, examining 181 of the nation's largest metropolises to find out where "the darkest corners of America" are. The site looked at these urban areas across 37 metrics in seven key categories—ones you'll likely recognize as more or less corresponding to the seven deadly sins: anger (violent crimes, hate groups, and the like); jealousy (ie, thefts, fraud); excesses (fast-food restaurants per capita, drug and alcohol use); greed (casinos, charitable donations); lust (teen birth rates, adult entertainment venues); vanity (tanning salons, searches online for plastic surgery); and laziness (time spent watching TV, high school dropout rates). Unsurprisingly, Sin City itself, aka Las Vegas, takes the top spot on the list. The top and bottom 10 cities for all your impious pleasures:

Most sinful cities

  1. Las Vegas
  2. Houston
  3. Los Angeles
  4. Philadelphia
  5. Atlanta
  6. Denver
  7. Miami
  8. Dallas
  9. Phoenix
  10. New Orleans

Least sinful cities

  1. Boise, Idaho
  2. Laredo, Texas
  3. Bridgeport, Connecticut
  4. Port St. Lucie, Florida
  5. Portland, Maine
  6. Fremont, California
  7. West Valley City, Utah
  8. Pearl City, Hawaii
  9. Columbia, Maryland
See how sinful other cities are here.

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