"So you're warning people about Houston? Is it more violent than New York or Atlanta or D. C. or Los Angeles or Philadelphia or San Diego or Kansas City or any other big city?"
I don't live in one of those cities so I don't know much about them. People living in those cities can post examples of crime that occurs in those areas, if they want to.
In my opinion, Houston is the most violent city that I have ever lived in or near. There is a tremendous amount of wonton, senseless violence on a nearly daily basis. Much of the violence seems bizarre to me. There seems to be so much violence here that many people are immune to it. I lived in Dallas and while there is plenty of violence in Dallas, without looking at the statistics scientifically, it seems to me that Houston is much more violent than Dallas.
I an not putting Houston down, just stating things as I see them. You seem awful defensive about Houston. Do you think that Houston is one of the sweatiest cities in America or do you think it is no sweatier than most other cities?
Houston is what it is. It has lots of good and lots of bad things about it. It just so happens that after living here for a while, I like the city of Houston overall, even though it is hot and violent. Oh yes, people drive like jerks here as well as driving too fast, which contributes to the daily death toll on the streets, as well as the drunk driving.