Posted on 05/23/2011 3:21:40 PM PDT by School of Rational Thought
Exactly right. For example, Madison WI had a murder rate of 1.7/100,000 making it a very safe city. It's black population is just under 7%.
source:city-data.com
That's more perception than anything. It's rarely the blinged out guys listening to loud music who are trouble. Most of them are actually pretty nice. Unfortunately that really is a problem for young people. Older folks tend to think they're up to no good even when they aren't.
It's when you find two or three in dark hoodies being quiet that you should worry and find the nearest refuge off the street. The guys wearing their distinctive hats, chains, jerseys, shoes etc, look wrong to a lot of older folks, even my age, but they're rarely any trouble.
“”Such a list should include bastions of liberalism such as Detroit, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Baltimore, New Yoek City and Boston.””
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Why?
The list is for the most DANGEROUS cities.
Did ya notice the pattern of Midwestern and east coast cities?
#1 Flint, Mich.
#2 Detroit, Mich.
#3 St. Louis, Mo.
#4 New Haven, Conn.
#5 Memphis, Tenn.
#6 Oakland, Calif.
#7 Little Rock, Ark.
#8 Baltimore, Md.
#9 Rockford, Ill.
#10 Stockton, Calif
#11 Buffalo, N.Y.
#12 Springfield, Mass.
#13 Cleveland, Ohio
#14 Hartford, Conn.
#15 Washington, D.C.
#16 Springfield, Ill.
#17 Philadelphia, Pa.
#18 Lowell, Mass.
#19 Richmond, Calif.
#20 St. Petersburg, Fla.
#21 Nashville, Tenn.
#22Kansas City, Mo.
#23 Miami, Fla.
#24Lansing, Mich.
#25 Elizabeth, N.J.
were they governed by the democratic party?
This joke is being repeated too often.
To save folks some trouble from navigating the original article (from one of the worst web sites I have visited):
25 Elizabeth, NJ
24 Lansing, MI
23 Miami, FL
22 Kansas City, MO
21 Nashville, TN
20 St. Petersburg, FL
19 Richmond, CA
18 Lowell, MA
17 Philadelphia, PA
16 Springfield, IL
15 Washington, DC
14 Hartford, CT
13 Cleveland, OH
12 Springfield, MA
11 Buffalo, NY
10 Stockton, CA
9 Rockford, IL
8 Baltimore, MD
7 Little Rock, AR
6 Oakland, CA
5 Memphis, TN
4 New Haven, CT
3 St. Louis, MO
2 Detroit, MI
1 Flint, MI
The truth that dare not be told.
It's long past time to end all the PC ways to hide the truth.
When it comes down to it, with Father Panick village gone, Seaside Park all but abandoned - and the indigents moving up north (to Hartford areas), Bridgeport is cleaning it’s act up. Plus, the taxes are so high that rent on paid-off homes must start at $1000 a month just to cover town expenses.
No, I still wouldn’t move to Bridgeport - but have you seen Newington lately ? Or New Britain ? I will walk the streets of Bridgeport (Down by harbor yard, the docks, train station, even most of downtown) but I chamber a round when I get off the exits for Middletown, New Britain, Meriden, Bristol..
You bet. Places I couldn’t afford to live in before have become total Sh!tpits. And Naugatuck Valley proves that it’s not just a racial problem.
I would bet all have Democratic Mayors.
Crime is in direct proportion to the percentage of fatherless children.
Violence is down, gun ownership is waaaaaay up. Probably no correlation, though.
Last time I read FBI boogie man crap it was Saginaw that was the most dangerous city in America.
Well lets follow the plan Saginaw did to get off the list....:o)
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/25020714/detail.html
Top 25? Bull. Chicago, Gary, Indiana are plopping bodies down weekly. Starting a few weeks ago (when warm weather hit) I predict nearly 300 dead by the end of Sept from south chicago arcing down through south suburbs to Gary, Indiana.
St. Petersburg? Really? Being down there at night, not seeing bums or street rabble, clean streets, I’d call the place paradise in comparison to other cities. And yes, we did get lost and drive west of downtown some poor shoddy areas — this is nothing in comparison to what I’ve seen up north.
Yeah the dregs seem to be moving out of the major cities. Did you see the recent shootings in Manchester? Same neighborhood, two different incidents, two murders over I think 3 or 4 days. I drive through that neighborhood probably once or twice a month and it never really looked that sketchy.
Now that you mention it, I don’t hear about shootings in Bridgeport as much as I remember.
I live in Ashford CT, My neighbors are beef cattle, wild turkeys, black bear and deer. We have no police here; the state police barracks 12 miles away in Tolland could be called but there is never any need. Parts of Connecticut have gone to hell but it’s still pretty nice out here. Please don’t tell anyone.
Republican and Conservative precients, all.
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