Comments on: America’s Most Dangerous and Safest Cities

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 19 May 2008 19:49:53 +0000

yea thats right i live in Ohio and i got dem 2 cities with me….guess what my city will be on there one day

By: Tommy

Tommy — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:15:33 +0000

{Sarcasm}
Go Oakland and Richmond! Yay! You guys finally are making it to the top. Keep reaching for the stars and maybe one of you will be #1 next year.
{/Sarcasm}

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By: Randy F

Randy F — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 01:30:00 +0000

I think it’s interesting how quickly the crime levels fall off. Once you get to Memphis, the difference between consecutive cities gets pretty small (average 1.6%, with a couple ~5% drops). Not to mention the huge drop between Camden and Birmingham. So there are essentially 5 cities that need serious attention.

I’m surprised that Ohio shows up with four cities in the top 25. How many of these towns used to depend on manufacturing for their industrial base? Flint’s woes have been well-chronicled. The correlation with racial division and inequality of opportunity sticks out, too.

By: Sun

Sun — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 05:32:59 +0000

K: Thanks for pointing it out Yeah, I guess mind was on my stocks

STLPLace: I have been to St. Louis once and the city looked nice though. As a visitor I probably just looked at the surface.

By: STLPlace

STLPlace — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 04:47:14 +0000

Not sure about the credibility of the ranking. But I am aware of this annual ranking, been lived in St. Louis County (city is next door neighbour) for 7 years.

I do believe Detroit and St. Louis are two of the most segregated cities are the US, after all these years.

By: k

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 02:18:01 +0000

maybe you are a lil worried abt Citibank.. you actually said “CITI-crime ranking”

By: Lauren

Lauren — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:40:18 +0000

Interesting, New Orleans didn’t make the top 25 and we continue to get a bad rep as being dangerous.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:25:20 +0000

Awesome, I have spent most of my life in or around two of the top 3 more dangerous cities. I’m so glad I moved!