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Why are Houstonians so angry?

Dallas, Houston high on list

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Men’s Health has ranked the anger of 100 cities in America and includes 10 cities in Texas, as seen in their latest story.

They statistically calculated the number of aggravated assaults per capita (FBI), the number of people with high blood pressure (CDC), the amount of time spent in traffic during rush hour (Texas Transportation Institute), and the number of anger-management specialists per capita (American Psychological Association).

The top five most angry cities are:

100 Detroit, MI
99 Baltimore, MD
98 St. Petersburg, FL
97 Las Vegas, NV
96 Newark, NJ

The 10 largest cities in the country from most angry to least angry (bus still pretty angry):

94 Dallas, TX
93 Houston, TX
92 Philadelphia, PA
86 Los Angeles, CA
80 Chicago, IL
72 Phoenix, AZ
70 San Jose, CA
58 New York, NY
53 San Diego, CA
47 San Antonio, TX

The least angry city: Burlington, VT, which was also named America’s Healthiest City in 2008.

Source: Men’s Health
Photo Source: I Need Motivation

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