Nashville ranked seventh most dangerous city

Nashville City Paper ^ | 10-15-10 | Nashville City Paper

[FS11]

According to Forbes, the top 10 most dangerous cities are:

1. Memphis, Tenn.

2. St. Louis, Mo.

3. Kansas City, Mo.

4. Detroit, Mi.

5. Miami, Fla.

6. Tulsa, Okla.

7. Nashville-Davidson, Tenn.

8. Indianapolis, Ind.

9. Oklahoma City, Okla.

10. Stockton, Calif.

http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/nashville-ranked-seventh-most-dangerous-city

[Grams A]

There are many parts of Houston where the police no longer go so there are no crime reports generated so no stats.

This is an out and out bald faced and stupid lie.:

I will strongly disagree with you on that. And to say that Southwest and east of George R. Brown in Houston or some of the other nearby areas are as safe as the Village, West U and River Oaks is, particularly after dark, indeed ridiculous.

[Eaker]

Waltz your butt down to 61 Riesner St. and tell the fella at the desk that he and his boys are afraid to go to parts of Houston and see what he says.

I stand by the fact that it is an uneducated lie.

I also said most of Houston not all. Learn to read.

[neocon1984]

You are a bit too literal. School teacher perhaps?

[Doe Eyes]

You are a bit too literal. School teacher perhaps?

No, but at least not a moron.

[packrat35]

I live in Memphis (we’re number 1, oops nothing to celebrate) and I can assure you we are far more than 40% black. I fugure 60-70% at least.

[neocon1984]

No, but at least not a moron

I would seek a second opinion if I were you. I am a doctor. Would you like my diagnosis?

[FS11]

A Republican Elections Commissioner found shot burning in the truck of his car.

Tennessee is becoming more like a Mexican Narco State every day.

People should travel with extreme caution in Tennessee, especially around Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville and Bristol.

http://www2.tricities.com/news/2010/oct/28/5/mexican-cartels-fuel-drug-activity-east-tennessee-ar-613880/

[FS11]

You travel at your own peril anywhere in Tennessee, lest you end up in one of these Jails from Hell.

http://citizenwells.wordpress.com/category/nashville/

http://www.topix.com/forum/city/sevierville-tn/TFMD0B2048EMDN47S

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/01/22/memphis/index.html

[FS11]

I don’t know about other States, but Tennessee has become like a Mexican Narco Terrorist State as a result of the illegal drug trade.

http://citizenwells.wordpress.com/category/nashville/

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/01/22/memphis/index.html

[Ditter]

The Memorial area, where we live, seems to be pretty safe. There is a little newspaper that lists all the police calls in the area every week, and there are very few incidents. The vast majority of those will be traffic stops of DUI’s, after midnight and break ins of cars parked on the street. The occasional theft of construction site materials also.

[FS11]

I don’t know about OKC but the real crime stats in Memphis and Nashville are even worst than stated in these reports. The former Police Chief in Nashville was caught reporting false crime stats.

[FS11]

It is not about race. The crime is a result of drug trafficking. Memphis and Nashville are major hubs in the international drug trade.

[FS11]

Tennessee has a major problem with Somali immigrants engaging in illegal drug and sex trafficking.

[ETL]

Memphis...

Population by Race:
White - 34%
African American - 61%
Native American - 0%
Asian - 1%
Hawaiian - 0%
Other/Mixed - 4%

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Year|Murder, Man-Slaughter|Forcible Rape|Robbery|Aggravated Assault
2001 158 480 4,338 5,886
2002 151 517 4,240 5,538
2003 126 438 4,297 5,436
2004 105 444 3,771 5,813
2005 137 400 4,464 7,628
2006 147 425 5,311 7,661
2007 128 452 4,870 7,605
2008 138 366 4,787 7,646

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Property Crimes:

Rate Per 100K People
2001 8,327
2002 8,363
2003 8,484
2004 8,301
2005 8,362
2006 8,358
2007 8,062
2008 8,011

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Year|Burglary|Larceny, Theft|Motor Vehicle Theft
2001 15,874 29,207 9,536
2002 16,340 29,841 9,219
2003 16,900 30,049 8,526
2004 14,621 32,205 7,339
2005 15,844 32,632 8,304
2006 16,450 33,736 6,719
2006 14,613 33,146 6,200
2006 15,874 32,548 5,417

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http://www.idcide.com/citydata/tn/memphis.htm

[ETL]

It is not about race.

I guess you could say it's more of a "cultural thang". I doubt genetics have much to do with it. Good point.

[packrat35]

That salon story on Memphis is 10 years old. Things have changed some since then. However I don’t recommend getting arrested anywhere nowadays.

All the jails are pits. The man in the article attacked his wife with a knife so my pity party never got started.

[FS11]

Only a Criminal would defend the city of Memphis.

So you expect us to believe that Memphis has gotten better in the past 10 years? Nonsense, Nashville and Memphis are far worse than they were 10 years ago.

Memphis is now the MOST DANGEROUS CITY in AMERICA and Nashville is 7th, even with the falsification of the crime stats.

Tennessee started going downhill in 2000 and it gets worse and worse every year because of all the Drug Trafficking, Gangs and illegal immigrants.

[FS11]

Memphis is 61% Black. Nashville is 27% Black.

Memphis is the most dangerous city in America. Nashville is 7th most dangerous. Nashville has much worse crime stats than many cities with higher black populations.

Illegal Drugs are the problem in Nashville not race.

[packrat35]

The jail got better. Memphis sucks. Maybe I didn’t make it plain.

[FS11]

“The jail got better.”

That’s BS. I have friends in Memphis. The jail has gotten much worse. It is the center of the hell hole that is Memphis.