>>San Diego’s stats attest to the fact that the 60’s were a decade of rampant disorder, and it got far worse after that, peaking only in the 90’s, three decades later. Even at today’s diminished numbers vis-a-vis the 90’s, San Diego’s per capita violent crime rate is 8x what it was in 1950.<<
To do an honest comparison you’d have to find a location that has few drug users and also not in the middle of an illegal immigration alley.
Where that would be I have no idea.
San Diego is and has almost always been safer than NYC, which is thousands of miles from the Rio Grande. The principal reason is that it has very few blacks, who account for almost half of all crime, on a nation-wide basis. On an age-adjusted per capita basis, Hispanics account for roughly 2.5x as much crime as whites. Blacks account for 6.5x:
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Sentenced male prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction, December 31, 2008 |
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White non-Hispanic |
Black non-Hispanic |
Hispanic |
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Number |
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Total—all ages |
477,500 |
562,800 |
295,000 |
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Ages 25-29 |
66,000 |
102,800 |
60,000 |
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Ages 30-34 |
70,700 |
96,800 |
54,400 |
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Ages 35-39 |
75,200 |
90,500 |
45,900 |
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Rate per 100,000 U.S. residents |
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Total—all ages |
487 |
3,161 |
1,200 |
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Ages 25-29 |
1,017 |
7,130 |
2,612 |
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Ages 30-34 |
1,217 |
8,032 |
2,411 |
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Ages 35-39 |
1,171 |
7,392 |
2,263 |
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Data Source: BJS, “Prisoners in 2008,” December 2009. Appendix Tables 13 and 14 Note: Imprisonment rates are per residents in each population group. |
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