Wow, Las Vegas Really Is 'Sin City'

Las Vegas has long been known as "Sin City," but now the nickname is backed up by research.

Personal finance website, WalletHub, used the latest data and statistics to compile a list of 2016's most sinful cities in America.

In overall rank, Las Vegas tops the list of most sinful cities, with St. Louis, Missouri, coming in second and Cincinnati, Ohio, at third.

As the study's methodology explains, WalletHub's number crunchers analyzed the 150 most populated cities in the U.S. based on seven key dimensions: 1) anger and hatred, 2) jealousy, 3) excesses and vices, 4) avarice, 5) lust, 6) vanity and 7) laziness.

When it comes to the sub-categories, St. Louis is the city with the most violent crimes per capita, with Detroit a close second. Salt Lake City has the most thefts per capita and Madison, Wisconsin, has the most excessive drinking.

WalletHub Analyst Jill Gonzalez explained that the research also involves metrics and sins related to personal finance, which include fraud, identity theft and debt-to-income ratio.

"With 2017 right around the corner, we're hoping residents of these cities incorporate the findings into their New Year's resolutions," Gonzalez told The Christian Post.

WalletHub used data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Advameg, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and several other national organizations to organize its rankings.

The full ranking of America's top 150 cities based on sinful behavior, along with more questions and answers from the study's experts, is available on the WalletHub website.