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Philadelphia Among 10 Most 'Sinful' US Cities: WalletHub
In WalletHub's new study of 2019's Most Sinful Cities, Philadelphia scored high in jealousy, greed, and laziness. Surprised?
PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia is among the United States' top 10 most sinful cities, according to a new list from WalletHub.
WalletHub recently looked a various factors – such as violent crimes per capita to excessive drinking to adult entertainment establishments per capita – to determine the 2019 Most Sinful Cities in the country.
When all things were considered, Philadelphia was ranked No. 8 on the list.
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WalletHub scored gave scores in the following areas: anger and hatred; jealousy; excessiveness and vices; greed; lust; vanity; and laziness.
Philly scored high in jealousy (53), greed (40), laziness (27), and vanity (26), per WalletHub.
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As for the most sinful, Las Vegas took the top spot. Los Angeles came in second, New York third, Houston fourth, St. Louis fifth, Atlanta sixth, and Miami seventh.
In ninth was Chicago and 10th was Orlando.
See the full list from WalletHub here.
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