Welllllllllllll .... you asked for it, you got it.
In 1999 (as provided by the Bureau of Justice Statistics) New York's homicide numbers were 903, there wasn't a state in the South that came close except for Florida at 859. Robberies ... New York - 43,821. Miami - 31,969 ... the rest of the Southern states weren't even close. Aggravated Assaults ... New York - 58,860, Miami 89,226 (whoooeee ... lotta asswhuppin going on there). And finally forcible rape ... New York - 3,563 ... Miami - 6,990 ... the rest of the Southern States were well below those numbers. So the only close city is Miami and that is in Homicide, Robbery, Rape, and Aggravated Assault. Note that these were reported offenses! Don't give me the bull sh*t about Noo Yawk being a safe city.