According to MonkeyGeek (backed up by Forbes), this statement is exaggerated/misleading. While the Chicago Business article compares Chicago with NY and LA under the assumption that those cities have the highest crime rates, it doesn't compare Chicago with other U.S. Cities. While Chicago Business (linked in the original post) is correct in stating that Chicago crime is getting worse and homicide rates are growing worse than NY and LA recently, and while crime is considered high in certain areas of Chicago, it would be misleading to say that Chicago is one of the most dangerous cities in the U.S.
According to the University of Chicago's Crime Lab graph (source:
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-forum-safer-chicago/chicago-violence-problem-debate-safety-inequality ), Chicago homicide rates have increased from 2000 to now, towering above New York and LA's. In addition, much crime in Chicago has been increasing when compared to New York and LA specifically.
However, Forbes' list of 2023's most dangerous cities measured "dangerous" by per-capita crime. St. Louis has consistently ranked as the most dangerous according to per-capita crime. (
https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2023/01/31/report-ranks-americas-15-safest-and-most-dangerous-cities-for-2023/?sh=5f28fa6b309a )
According to Forbes' per-capita count (sourced from MonkeyGeek), these are the 15 most dangerous cities (Chicago not included): St. Louis, Missouri; Birmingham, Alabama; Baltimore, Maryland; Memphis, Tennessee; Detroit, Michigan; Cleveland, Ohio; New Orleans, Louisiana; Shreveport, Louisiana; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Little Rock, Arkansas; Oakland, California; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Kansas City, Missouri; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Richmond, Virginia. (
https://www.moneygeek.com/living/safest-cities/ )
By another measure, Forbes also indicated a list of the top 5 cities with the most mass shootings, and Chicago was not on the list of the top 5. These were the results: Boulder, Colorado; San Jose, California; Indianapolis, Indiana; Atlanta, Georgia; and Colorado Springs, Colorado. (
https://www.moneygeek.com/living/safest-cities/ )
Depending on your definition of "most dangerous cities," you could argue Chicago is closer to "dangerous" on a scale of "safe" to "dangerous," but today, it does not rank in the top 15 most dangerous cities of crime per-capita nor in the top 5 cities for most mass shootings.