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08-20-04, 09:51 PM
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| SelfRighteous Foreign Pig  Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Internats
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 | The list is in, top 5 worst cities for crime... Worst Large Cities for Crime With population 500,000+ Although Arizona has two of the most crime-ridden cities in the nation, their violent crime rates are relatively low. 1. Tucson, AZ Tucson has one of the highest property crime rates in the country, especially larceny. On the bright side, Tucson has a low murder rate. 2. Memphis, TN-AR-MS* Residents of Memphis contend with the nation's second-highest violent crime rate. In addition, the rate of robbery and burglary are among the nation's highest. 3. Miami, FL Miami's violent crime rate is the highest in the nation, with especially high incidences of robbery and assault. Thankfully, the murder rate is relatively low. 4. Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Phoenix-Mesa has one of the highest rates of auto theft in the nation. 5. Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR The Little Rock area has a high rate of property crime, especially larceny. Worst Medium Cities for Crime (200,000 To 500,000) The South seems to be particularly challenged with crime. 1. Myrtle Beach, SC Myrtle Beach has the highest total rate of crime in the nation, due to a high rate of violent crime and the nation's highest rate of property crime. In particular, the rates of assault, burglary and larceny are particularly high. 2. Montgomery, AL The murder rate is significantly high in Montgomery, as are the rates of robbery, burglary and larceny. 3. Laredo, TX While the larceny rate is high in Laredo, residents can take comfort in the relatively low rates of murder and forcible rape. 4. Waco, TX Like Laredo, violent crime is less of a concern in Waco than property crime. In particular, burglary and larceny are a problem. 5. Wilmington, NC Wilmington has the second-highest rate of burglary in the country. On the other hand, the rates of forcible rape and assault are low. Worst Small Cities for Crime (smaller than 200,000) 1. Topeka, KS Topeka has the highest rate of property crime among cities with fewer than 200,000 residents. The rates of larceny and robbery are especially high. 2. Pine Bluff, AR Pine Bluff has a high rate of murder and the ninth-highest rate of robbery in the nation. 3. Monroe, LA* Monroe suffers from significant property and violent crime, especially assault and larceny. 4. Alexandria, LA Alexandria has the fourth-highest violent crime rate in the nation. Murder and assault are a problem, in particular, but the rate of forcible rape is low. 5. Florence, SC Assault and larceny rates are high in Florence, but the murder rate is low. Methodology The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program Crime Index was used for this study. This index consists of the combined rate of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny and auto theft per 100,000 population. This study considered 331 United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas. The data was taken from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program report for 2002.
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08-21-04, 11:30 AM
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| Feline Leukemia Survivor  Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Law School
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I think Dallas has gone down some, or the other cities have gone up. Not really sure which, but I believe we resolved this discussion about where Dallas sat that this particular ranking is based on per capita rather than simply crimes committed. Damn shame about Tucson, it's my hometown. It used to be a mid-level sized city that had its bad parts but generally was a fairly quiet college town/air force base/retirement city. Over the past 10 years or so it's gotten really bad as a lot of people have immigrated there and the US hub for a lot of Mexican crime and drug rings have moved into Tucson. 
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08-22-04, 03:52 PM
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| DDM Sponsor  Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Garland Tx
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the smoking ban fixed our crime problems.
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08-22-04, 03:53 PM
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| DDM Sponsor Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Garland Tx
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OH! and writing bums tickets for panhandling, that did it too!
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08-23-04, 06:37 PM
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| squeaky clean  Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: this ][ close
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dallas was #1 for VIOLENT crime such as murder & forcible rape this list is for NON-violent crime like robbery, etc.
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08-24-04, 12:54 AM
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| DDM Sponsor Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Garland Tx
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So I would bet these cities are putting alot of people behind bars for drug offenses.... Nailing peeps for having a sack on them, or finding a crack pipe in the ole glove box could completely change the proportion of violent to non-violent crime dontchya think? I think it would be interesting to compare drug policies/arrests and sentencing in these cities compared to some other cities. Just to see if it has an impact or not.
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08-24-04, 12:11 PM
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| Foolish Bastard  Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Downtown
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Methodology The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program Crime Index was used for this study. This index consists of the combined rate of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny and auto theft per 100,000 population. This study considered 331 United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas. The data was taken from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program report for 2002. Quote:
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