Angelenos' Noses Are Shrinking, L.A. Is 88% Honest This Year

An honest policeman captured on hidden camera during yesterday's Honest Tea experiment. Screengrab from Honest Tea highlight reel.

The results are in for Honest Tea's social experiment, Honest Cities, conducted yesterday in twelve U.S. cities.

Up thirteen percentage points from 2010, L.A. scored a proud 88% this year.

Evidently, Chicago, who scored an impressive 99%, is the most honest city in America, with Boston, Seattle and Dallas trailing closely behind at 97%. New Yorkers proved most dishonest at 86%.

Washington, D.C., a city rampant with politics, scored a surprising 91%.

Below are the final results.

Chicago - 99%
Boston - 97%
Seattle - 97%
Dallas - 97%
Atlanta - 96%
Philadelphia - 96%
Cincinnati - 95%
San Francisco - 93%
Miami - 92%
Washington, D.C. - 91%
Los Angeles - 88%
New York - 86%

All money collected yesterday - nearly $5,000 - will be matched by Honest Tea and donated to three nonprofit organizations.

Watch the hidden camera highlight reel.

Check out the Honest Cities website for more experiments in ethics.