Dictionary entry overview: What does hugger-mugger mean? â¢ HUGGER-MUGGER (noun) The noun HUGGER-MUGGER has 1 sense: 1. a state of confusion; ritual accompanied by complicated and purposeless activity that obscures and confuses Familiarity information: HUGGER-MUGGER used as a noun is very rare. â¢ HUGGER-MUGGER (adjective) The adjective HUGGER-MUGGER has 2 senses: 1. in utter disorder
Four US cities have a place among the top 50 most dangerous cities in the world (on the basis of murder per capita statistics). St. Louis ranks 15th with a murder rate of 59.23 per 100,000 inhabitants a rise from 2015's rate of 49.93, making it the most dangerous location in the country by far.
The city with the lowest dangerous index was crowned the most dangerous small city in America. Violent crimes are defined as rapes, murders, robberies and aggravated assaults. We only looked at cities that have populations of less than 50,000 people as of 2014, which is the last year the full report was available.