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Tue Jul-12-05 04:12 PM
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Homicide rankings. Top 21 American Cities. |
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Edited on Tue Jul-12-05 04:13 PM by maveric
http://www.cjgsu.net/initiatives/HomRates-PR-2003-08-03.htm1.New Orleans 2.Washington, D.C. 3.San Francisco 4.Baltimore 5.Phoenix 6.Detroit 7.Los Angeles 8.Chicago 9.Seattle 10.Dallas 11.Denver 12.St. Louis 13.Minneapolis 14.Atlanta 15.Houston 16.San Diego 17.Philadelphia 18.Miami 19.Boston 20.New York 21.Cleveland
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Tue Jul-12-05 04:22 PM
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1. I can understand Washington, D.C., but what's up with those Cajuns???? |
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Tue Jul-12-05 04:35 PM
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4. New Orleans is very violent. |
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You have to watch where you go around there. It is easy to end up in a very scary neighborhod with one wrong turn. That it is number one comes as no surpise to anyone who has lived there.
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Tue Jul-12-05 04:39 PM
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Wasn't there a HUGE problem with the police there... |
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... as well? I seem to remember massive corruption and criminal activity among the ranks of the police which (obviously) added to the problems.
Or perhaps I am completely wrong (in that case I apologize to the police dept.)
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Tue Jul-12-05 04:41 PM
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There was a giant sting operation in the past few years where a bunch of cops wentto prison. A buddy of mine was the undercover informant that broke the case open. He no longer lives in Louisiana.
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Tue Jul-12-05 04:50 PM
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8. Peace (safety) to your buddy! n/t |
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Tue Jul-12-05 10:32 PM
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He is an undercover FBI agent. Those guys move from one bust to the next like it is nothing. This guy was crazy in college. Just a thrill seeker who found a way to get paid doing it.
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Tue Jul-12-05 10:40 PM
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Tue Jul-12-05 04:26 PM
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2. I'm surprised that San Diego is ranked 16. |
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I thought it would be lower than that.
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Tue Jul-12-05 04:33 PM
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3. New Orleans is NOT Cajun! |
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It's a very diverse place. Cajuns are a small minority there.
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Tue Jul-12-05 04:39 PM
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5. It's been a long time since I lived in Louisiana |
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but it seems like the Lafayette area would be where you'd find a fair amount of Cajuns. You're right about New Orleans though. I know - I was born in Houston but lived in New Orleans during my school years.
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Tue Jul-12-05 04:44 PM
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As the Cajuns would say! I spent four years in Laf'yette, the capital of Acadiana. New Orleans is a completely different bowl of jambalaya! Now I'm back in San Antonio, which I'm glad to see isn't on this list.
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Tue Jul-12-05 04:52 PM
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9. Kick for the Midwesterners who think NYC is such a dangerous place. |
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Tue Jul-12-05 04:57 PM
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10. The link says that is based on an unusual adjustment, not |
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Tue Jul-12-05 05:50 PM
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11. Even though we're #6, I'm still scared of Detroit |
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HA! Just kidding. I love Detroit. But San Francisco and Phoenix? No way I'm going to those killing fields.
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Tue Jul-12-05 10:39 PM
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13. this gov't can't even make it's own capital safe, but it thinks it can |
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protect the whole country? or be the worlds policeman? :eyes:
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Tue Jul-12-05 11:00 PM
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15. San Fransisco? I thought Oakland had more homicides |
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Tue Jul-12-05 11:09 PM
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16. Those are stats from 2002 |
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Tue Jul-12-05 11:14 PM
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it shocked me that new york was so low
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Tue Jul-12-05 11:45 PM
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18. Strange methodology they use |
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I still think it's more useful to look at the per capita murder rate (how many murders per 100, 000 or something like that).
This gives a slightly misleading account.
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Tue Jul-12-05 11:59 PM
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19. Both analytic approaches are presented. |
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The rankings posted here are after adjustment for the usual socio-economic factors that are associated with homicide rates, which I find instructive, but if you are just looking to avoid getting shot the the raw rates are there also. The top two are the same in both cases.
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