2 Massachusetts Cities Named Among The Most Sinful In America

By Jason Hall

December 6, 2021

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Two Massachusetts cities are among the most sinful in the United States, according to a recent study.

WalletHub.com released its annual list of the 'most sinful cities in America' on Monday (December 6) which includes Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts among the list of 182.

Boston ranked 90th with a WalletHub vice index score of 36.08, a 53 anger and hatred score, a 100 jealousy score, a 123 excesses and vices score, a 54 greed score, a 119 lust score, a 74 vanity score and a 140 laziness score.

Worcester ranked 130th with a WalletHub vice index score of 32.47, a 126 anger and hatred score, a 135 jealousy score, a 98 excesses and vices score, a 15 greed score, a 158 lust score, a 133 vanity score and a 114 laziness score.

WalletHub said its scores were tabulated based on "37 key indicators of evil deeds" and its "data set ranges from violent crimes per capita to excessive drinking to adult entertainment establishments per capita.

Fittingly, Las Vegas, known famously as "Sin City," once again topped the annual list.

Here are WalletHub's top 50 cities included in the study:

  1. Las Vegas, NV
  2. St. Louis, MO
  3. Houston, TX
  4. Los Angeles, CA
  5. Denver, CO
  6. Philadelphia, PA
  7. Atlanta, GA
  8. Miami, FL
  9. Chicago, IL
  10. Memphis, TN
  11. Cleveland, OH
  12. Dallas, TX
  13. North Las Vegas, NV
  14. Little Rock, AR
  15. Baltimore, MD
  16. Baton Rouge, LA
  17. New York, NY
  18. New Orleans, LA
  19. Orlando, FL
  20. Birmingham, AL
  21. Detroit, MI
  22. Wichita, KS
  23. Washington, DC
  24. Kansas City, MO
  25. Phoenix, AZ
  26. Seattle, WA
  27. Reno, NV
  28. Billings, MT
  29. Mobile, AL
  30. Knoxville, TN
  31. Wilmington, DE
  32. Portland, OR
  33. Cincinnati, OH
  34. Charleston, WV
  35. San Diego, CA
  36. Shreveport, LA
  37. Pittsburgh, PA
  38. Nashville, TN
  39. Tampa, FL
  40. Austin, TX
  41. Minneapolis, MN
  42. Fort Lauderdale, FL
  43. Jacksonville, FL
  44. Rapid City, SD
  45. Springfield, MO
  46. San Antonio, TX
  47. Fort Smith, AR
  48. Sacramento, CA
  49. Indianapolis, IN
  50. Tuscon, AZ

You can view WalletHub's full list of the most sinful cities in America for 2021 here.

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