Here where Arizona cities rank among the most sinful cities in America

Las Vegas isn’t the only “Sin City” in America, there are plenty of other sinful cities in America. In other cities, bad things happen and stay there, too. From beer-loving Milwaukee to decadent New Orleans, the U.S. is filled with people behaving illicitly. No place is innocent — we all have flaws, and at some point, we all have to pay for our vices. Gambling addiction, for instance, leads to over $100 billion in losses for U.S. consumers every year, while smoking burns an over $600 billion hole in Uncle Sam’s wallet annually.

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Luckily for the saints among us, all American sins are not created or distributed equally. To identify the darkest corners of America, WalletHub compared more than 180 U.S. cities across 37 key indicators of vices and illicit behavior. Our data set ranges from violent crimes per capita to excessive drinking and adult entertainment establishments per capita. Phoenix was ranked as the most sinful city in Arizona and is 2025’s ninth most sinful city, according to the WalletHub study.

Sinfulness of Phoenix (1 = Most Sinful; 91 = Avg.)

• Overall Rank for Phoenix: 9^th
• 65^th – Anger & Hatred
• 82^nd – Jealousy
• 63^rd – Excesses & Vices
• 67^th – Greed
• 6^th – Lust
• 5^th – Vanity
• 53^rd – Laziness

Most Sinful Cities in America

Overall Rank*	City	WalletHub Vice Index	Anger & Hatred Rank	Jealousy Rank	Excesses & Vices Rank	Greed Rank	Lust Rank	Vanity Rank	Laziness Rank
1	Las Vegas, NV	61.94	33	11	67	1	3	7	3
2	Houston, TX	58.30	19	5	133	24	1	6	125
3	Los Angeles, CA	54.93	24	33	164	95	4	1	67
4	Philadelphia, PA	54.11	2	7	61	66	12	18	64
5	Atlanta, GA	52.87	27	2	117	168	2	9	92
6	Denver, CO	52.62	9	40	44	40	9	15	117
7	Miami, FL	52.29	134	8	153	74	8	4	25
8	Dallas, TX	51.48	40	10	108	99	7	10	114
9	Phoenix, AZ	51.27	65	82	63	67	6	5	53
10	New Orleans, LA	50.71	5	9	13	49	29	82	28
11	Baton Rouge, LA	50.61	3	3	9	125	77	45	17
12	Chicago, IL	50.04	23	35	123	73	16	8	107
13	St. Louis, MO	49.89	8	21	2	52	40	44	99
14	Cleveland, OH	49.88	6	27	8	138	24	32	10
15	Memphis, TN	49.79	7	6	7	117	22	124	22
16	Orlando, FL	49.52	13	4	118	161	15	14	134
17	New York, NY	49.42	47	81	174	97	5	3	31
18	North Las Vegas, NV	49.12	158	15	43	1	98	21	1
19	Baltimore, MD	47.43	4	19	21	170	10	65	96
20	Nashville, TN	46.35	18	76	14	91	27	27	84
21	Henderson, NV	45.84	78	16	141	1	114	69	19
22	Birmingham, AL	45.79	10	20	3	147	73	72	106
23	Detroit, MI	45.75	12	23	10	153	19	157	4
24	Portland, OR	45.17	37	49	73	26	14	40	177
25	San Antonio, TX	44.80	109	29	97	46	20	26	65
26	Shreveport, LA	44.66	32	22	12	98	59	92	14
27	Tampa, FL	44.34	119	52	95	96	11	17	105
28	Little Rock, AR	44.05	28	18	17	169	35	94	18
29	Fort Lauderdale, FL	43.80	39	1	152	93	121	58	58
30	Jacksonville, FL	43.67	44	46	48	156	31	29	33
31	Richmond, VA	43.54	25	66	20	124	48	46	75
32	Indianapolis, IN	43.45	31	56	25	160	17	42	103
33	San Diego, CA	43.43	145	123	163	72	33	2	130
34	Charlotte, NC	43.35	99	32	100	106	28	23	63
35	Washington, DC	43.26	1	26	74	81	36	78	181
36	Cincinnati, OH	43.06	77	96	5	110	51	25	59
37	Austin, TX	43.04	137	68	151	33	18	13	172
38	Mobile, AL	42.92	63	88	11	80	25	62	49
39	Wichita, KS	42.86	38	105	28	59	42	36	70
40	Pittsburgh, PA	42.73	52	122	46	63	79	11	168
41	San Bernardino, CA	42.55	20	69	33	34	101	151	12
42	San Francisco, CA	42.52	62	37	142	104	49	20	121
43	Kansas City, MO	42.48	14	73	27	107	45	57	160
44	Sacramento, CA	42.29	41	98	99	38	84	34	51
45	Tempe, AZ	42.07	26	53	82	144	87	33	45
46	Wilmington, DE	42.03	69	12	53	54	169	70	112
47	Minneapolis, MN	42.00	81	77	127	23	38	22	175
48	Knoxville, TN	41.87	55	152	1	150	109	16	95
49	Reno, NV	41.45	85	142	62	9	56	61	94
50	Chattanooga, TN	41.19	15	75	15	123	95	84	129
51	Rapid City, SD	40.83	48	147	104	16	13	129	61
52	Billings, MT	40.62	50	146	59	8	105	87	97
53	Gulfport, MS	40.50	94	89	49	15	43	150	85
54	Columbus, OH	40.46	46	94	45	151	41	41	110
55	Jackson, MS	40.33	49	44	32	22	116	168	20
56	Akron, OH	40.31	34	109	18	165	39	71	42
57	Bakersfield, CA	40.26	57	106	35	137	67	38	54
58	Toledo, OH	40.25	53	140	4	152	32	108	5
59	Montgomery, AL	40.23	64	17	42	174	26	139	34
60	Tucson, AZ	40.19	76	93	30	141	60	47	23
61	Tacoma, WA	40.05	11	43	41	134	136	112	123
62	Fort Worth, TX	40.05	126	25	94	143	68	28	111
63	Scottsdale, AZ	39.97	106	92	166	55	93	12	147
64	Dover, DE	39.95	68	24	83	109	153	107	83
65	Colorado Springs, CO	39.86	16	91	86	113	91	66	119
66	Fort Smith, AR	39.74	42	148	37	78	21	123	26
67	Charleston, SC	39.72	60	58	60	84	108	30	170
68	Vancouver, WA	39.68	43	87	70	79	118	43	150
69	Long Beach, CA	39.65	104	30	135	27	129	79	69
70	Louisville, KY	39.57	51	118	34	159	50	31	89
71	Columbia, SC	39.54	82	54	31	88	103	76	56
72	Seattle, WA	39.54	71	59	167	70	30	24	178
73	Albuquerque, NM	39.38	35	84	50	142	94	80	36
74	Charleston, WV	39.15	22	137	23	71	74	95	115
75	Aurora, CO	38.90	75	85	36	10	138	135	68
76	Milwaukee, WI	38.85	29	116	24	101	65	109	141
77	Oklahoma City, OK	38.38	72	136	69	164	44	37	32
78	Glendale, AZ	38.28	110	72	26	102	100	100	35
79	Buffalo, NY	38.25	61	104	55	132	102	98	16
80	Fayetteville, NC	38.20	74	60	29	130	61	118	118
81	Omaha, NE	38.17	100	127	81	82	66	54	27
82	Huntington, WV	37.93	54	167	6	136	104	86	7
83	Corpus Christi, TX	37.92	36	144	56	69	46	145	66
84	Salem, OR	37.90	58	154	90	17	122	85	50
85	Salt Lake City, UT	37.55	30	63	161	163	47	39	173
86	Cheyenne, WY	37.37	45	129	103	103	53	122	44
87	Riverside, CA	37.23	136	70	54	128	147	60	41
88	Missoula, MT	37.21	88	134	88	5	151	128	145
89	St. Petersburg, FL	37.17	122	36	85	157	117	77	76
90	Arlington, TX	36.99	138	28	93	41	133	131	104
91	Rochester, NY	36.94	89	57	47	155	125	48	149
92	Springfield, MO	36.87	56	125	19	177	63	50	77
93	Huntington Beach, CA	36.72	165	51	175	27	166	19	159
94	El Paso, TX	36.61	90	161	84	47	23	120	135
95	Fresno, CA	36.32	84	115	92	90	82	88	91
96	Oakland, CA	36.26	17	37	171	92	177	147	137
97	Spokane, WA	36.25	105	67	66	115	113	116	113
98	Anchorage, AK	36.25	21	159	111	86	90	102	101
99	Boston, MA	36.21	97	102	137	39	78	52	164
100	Santa Clarita, CA	36.17	147	71	154	27	139	67	124
101	Tulsa, OK	36.01	87	114	52	175	71	56	47
102	Grand Prairie, TX	35.96	168	48	101	41	64	165	80
103	Gilbert, AZ	35.93	118	131	126	129	81	35	102
104	Hialeah, FL	35.84	178	13	162	100	107	143	9
105	Santa Ana, CA	35.81	98	50	107	27	175	146	74
106	Garland, TX	35.79	125	34	138	112	80	166	72
107	Augusta, GA	35.63	116	42	16	179	57	133	46
108	Lubbock, TX	35.50	101	78	22	145	62	117	176
109	Newark, NJ	35.45	148	90	115	45	135	174	2
110	Ontario, CA	35.36	115	103	77	34	140	160	24
111	Irving, TX	35.30	170	31	149	114	83	148	52
112	Glendale, CA	35.25	150	45	168	85	149	89	86
113	Mesa, AZ	35.20	121	107	71	148	111	73	60
114	Des Moines, IA	35.19	70	153	51	105	92	99	88
115	Stockton, CA	35.18	66	107	105	83	110	144	55
116	Anaheim, CA	35.05	108	41	144	119	111	140	109
117	Las Cruces, NM	35.03	135	74	96	133	55	167	21
118	Columbus, GA	34.87	86	62	72	181	58	130	39
119	Raleigh, NC	34.86	113	99	139	77	128	63	140
120	Chandler, AZ	34.81	156	117	122	87	127	49	108
121	Providence, RI	34.79	177	141	88	6	76	169	15
122	Norfolk, VA	34.64	114	61	38	60	97	156	174
123	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	34.50	141	110	157	34	106	115	81
124	Oceanside, CA	34.41	112	126	120	89	146	81	120
125	Juneau, AK	34.31	59	133	125	31	141	119	138
126	Newport News, VA	34.26	83	100	102	60	86	161	132
127	St. Paul, MN	34.20	123	149	119	32	126	90	165
128	Greensboro, NC	34.06	95	79	68	158	130	101	142
129	Pembroke Pines, FL	34.01	179	14	165	93	142	158	43
130	Casper, WY	33.38	67	182	91	120	37	155	6
131	Nampa, ID	33.35	103	180	124	53	96	97	13
132	Jersey City, NJ	33.23	128	113	177	4	158	162	38
133	Modesto, CA	33.18	91	165	79	127	85	110	133
134	Sioux Falls, SD	33.10	111	173	121	21	115	111	143
135	Warwick, RI	33.07	182	158	106	6	181	103	48
136	Fontana, CA	32.99	163	130	87	34	145	153	30
137	Lewiston, ME	32.66	144	178	65	14	174	163	8
138	Manchester, NH	32.58	80	169	146	48	170	113	71
139	Grand Rapids, MI	32.55	79	156	64	180	88	51	62
140	Oxnard, CA	32.40	127	160	76	75	155	127	73
141	Plano, TX	32.40	107	47	176	135	171	106	158
142	New Haven, CT	32.22	155	83	116	58	150	173	29
143	Cedar Rapids, IA	32.19	133	166	58	131	131	74	127
144	Winston-Salem, NC	32.18	93	138	40	171	120	132	87
145	Amarillo, TX	32.18	96	135	78	167	54	136	153
146	Tallahassee, FL	32.04	73	55	80	182	152	105	154
147	Durham, NC	32.02	149	86	109	20	172	152	146
148	Moreno Valley, CA	31.98	160	112	75	126	134	180	37
149	Peoria, AZ	31.81	140	120	113	122	132	137	126
150	Bismarck, ND	31.74	92	171	134	146	72	83	144
151	Santa Rosa, CA	31.73	102	177	160	13	176	59	136
152	Fargo, ND	31.65	153	139	156	25	137	138	161
153	Aurora, IL	31.50	167	101	131	65	164	181	82
154	Lincoln, NE	31.47	130	170	130	50	124	104	79
155	Garden Grove, CA	31.33	146	65	159	108	163	175	78
156	Lexington-Fayette, KY	31.29	143	145	39	176	75	91	162
157	Worcester, MA	31.27	161	155	112	12	168	134	122
158	Yonkers, NY	31.23	166	119	173	116	178	68	57
159	Fort Wayne, IN	30.99	131	164	57	178	70	55	98
160	Burlington, VT	30.97	151	80	143	43	162	177	152
161	Chula Vista, CA	30.95	159	143	145	76	144	154	90
162	Irvine, CA	30.75	164	64	181	118	159	96	156
163	Huntsville, AL	30.59	142	150	110	111	99	121	151
164	Nashua, NH	30.52	157	176	155	19	180	126	93
165	Brownsville, TX	30.37	171	174	132	51	52	179	11
166	Overland Park, KS	30.21	132	157	169	18	160	93	179
167	San Jose, CA	30.09	120	132	179	172	119	53	148
168	Chesapeake, VA	30.06	154	121	98	60	157	141	169
169	Cape Coral, FL	29.77	173	124	129	139	89	149	128
170	Virginia Beach, VA	29.56	175	128	114	154	143	64	171
171	South Burlington, VT	29.46	124	95	172	43	165	182	182
172	Honolulu, HI	29.38	180	172	170	56	69	125	116
173	Boise, ID	29.36	129	179	148	149	123	75	139
174	Laredo, TX	29.30	172	181	128	64	34	172	100
175	Bridgeport, CT	28.46	169	151	150	57	179	176	40
176	Port St. Lucie, FL	28.25	174	97	140	162	148	164	131
177	Portland, ME	27.50	152	175	136	68	173	142	163
178	Fremont, CA	26.76	139	111	182	121	154	171	155
179	West Valley City, UT	26.67	117	162	147	173	156	170	166
180	Pearl City, HI	26.29	181	168	178	11	161	178	157
181	Madison, WI	26.15	162	163	158	166	167	114	167
182	Columbia, MD	23.95	176	39	180	140	182	159	180