The holidays are known for overindulging and overspending, which is bad news when over 23% of U.S. adults report binge drinking in the past month and the average household has over $10,000 in credit card debt. To see where these and other vices are most costly, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on the 2023’s Most Sinful Cities in America, which compares more than 180 U.S. cities based on seven sinful behaviors: anger and hatred, jealousy, excesses and vices, greed, lust, vanity, and laziness.
Here are some highlights from the report:
| Most Sinful Cities | Least Sinful Cities |
| 1. Las Vegas, NV | 173. Laredo, TX |
| 2. Houston, TX | 174. West Valley City, UT |
| 3. Philadelphia, PA | 175. Cape Coral, FL |
| 4. Los Angeles, CA | 176. South Burlington, VT |
| 5. Atlanta, GA | 177. Columbia, MD |
| 6. Denver, CO | 178. Port St. Lucie, FL |
| 7. Dallas, TX | 179. Madison, WI |
| 8. Phoenix, AZ | 180. Bridgeport, CT |
| 9. Miami, FL | 181. Fremont, CA |
| 10. Cleveland, OH | 182. Pearl City, HI |
Most vs. Least Sinful
- Irvine, California, has the lowest violent crime rate, 0.75, which is 32.3 times lower than in Memphis, Tennessee, the city with the highest violent crime rate (24.21).
- Aurora, Illinois, has the fewest thefts per 1,000 residents (2.40), which is 37.0 times fewer than in Tacoma, Washington the city with the most thefts per 1,000 residents (88.80).
- San Francisco, California, has the lowest share of obese adults, 19.10 percent, which is 2.5 times lower than in Akron, Ohio, the city with the highest, at 48.50 percent.
- Fremont, California, has the lowest share of adult smokers, 7.90 percent, which is 3.7 times lower than in Cleveland, the city with the highest, at 29.10 percent.
