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Coventry has been named as the most dangerous city in the UK and one of the top ten in Europe by a geography website.

According to World Atlas, Coventry is ranked as the seventh most dangerous city in Europe - ahead of Sarajevo, in Bosnia; Glasgow, in Scotland; and Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. It is also the highest placed city in the UK.

The website says rankings are based on a wide range of factors including “perceived threat of being annoyed, harassed, insulted, or solicited by locals.”

Other factors include perception of crime levels, recent changes in crime, safety walking alone and fear of muggings or robberies.

The article also identifies the Willenhall, Foleshill, Hillfields, and Wood End areas as being “hot spots” of criminal activity.

What does the website say about Coventry?

Coventry is a city in West Midlands County of Central England.

It has an estimated population of 329,800 as of 2013, according to a Coventry City Council report.

The economic spine of Coventry is the automobile industry.

But the city suffers from a myriad of criminal acts, though crime levels in Coventry are moderate, with the Numbeo indices rating its crime level at 59.38 out of 100.

Criminal activities’ hot-spots in Coventry are the Willenhall, Foleshill, Hillfields, and Wood End areas.

Anti-social behaviour, burglary, theft, drugs, robbery, sexual assault, and shoplifting all cause insecurity in this city.

A survey conducted from July to December 2013 by the Daily Mirror showed the average crime per 100 people in Coventry was 4.78, while the UK’s average was 6.57.

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Which cities are listed as the most dangerous in Europe?

10. Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

9. Glasgow, Scotland

8. Rotterdam, Netherlands

7. Coventry, England

6. Lille, France

5. Marseilles, France

4. Naples, Italy

3. Turin, Italy

2. Bari, Italy

1. Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Read the full World Atlas article here.