monsoon 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 According to the current FBI Uniform Crime Report (2004) the South is the most dangerous place to live in the United States on a per capita basis. Here is the ranking of the states. Some are definitely more dangerous than others. (note - this is the FBI's definition of Southern States) Violent crime is defined as Rape, Murder and non-negligent Manslaughter, Robbery, and Aggravated Assault Violent Crimes per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina - 784.2Florida - 711.3Maryland - 700.5Tennessee - 695.2Louisiana - 638.7Delaware - 568.4South Average - 540.6Texas - 540.5Oklahoma - 500.4 United States Average - 465.5Arkansas - 456.4Georgia - 455.5North Carolina - 447.8Alabama - 426.6Mississippi - 295.1Virginia - 275.6West Virginia - 271.2Kentucky - 244.9South Carolina & Florida have the distinction of having the highest crime rate in the entire nation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monsoon 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 I notice there doesn't seem to be any kind of pattern between the high crime states vs the low crime states. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EastSideResider 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 Overall crime rate of southern states..... Rank State Crime 1 Arizona 5,829.50 2 Florida 5,694.70 3 New Mexico 5,518.90 4 Louisiana 5,422.80 5 South Carolina 5,221.40 6 Hawaii 5,198.90 7 Washington 5,105.60 8 Texas 4,955.50 9 North Carolina 4,919.30 10 Tennessee 4,890.20 11 Oregon 4,845.40 12 Maryland 4,816.10 13 Georgia 4,751.10 14 Oklohoma 4,558.60 15 Alabama 4,545.90 16 Missouri 4,527.80 17 Deleware 4,478.10 18 Utah 4,476.10 19 Kansas 4,408.80 20 Illinois 4,286.20 21 Nevada 4,268.60 22 Alaska 4,249.40 23 Arkansas 4,115.30 24 Michigan 4,109.90 25 Nebraska 4,095.50 26 Ohio 4,041.80 27 Mississippi 4,004.40 28 Colorodo 3,982.60 United States 3,979.00 29 Indiana 3,751.90 30 California 3,739.70 31 Montana 3,533.40 32 Minnesotta 3,488.40 33 Rhode Island 3,476.40 34 Wyoming 3,298.00 35 Iowa 3,233.70 36 Connecticut 3,232.70 37 Wisconsin 3,209.10 38 Idaho 3,186.20 39 New Jersey 3,160.50 40 New York 3,099.60 41 Virginia 3,028.10 42 Massachusetts 3,026.10 43 Pennsylvania 2,995.30 44 Vermont 2,986.90 45 Kentucky 2,959.70 46 Maine 2,619.80 47 West Virginia 2,602.80 48 New Hampshire 2,433.10 49 South Dakota 2,319.80 50 North Dakota 2,288.10 **Virginia and Kentucky are kind of random, but I see what you're saying..... 6 of the top 10 are southeast ..... (I know this isn't violent crime rate, but I was just adding this...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krazeeboi 115 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 There are some important things to keep in mind when looking at these rankings. When citing these statistics, each state is also profiled for 1) the actual percentage of MSAs reporting; 2) cities outside of MSAs reporting; and 3) nonmetropolitan counties reporting. SC's figures are 99.9%, 99.6%, and 100%, respectively. Here are some statistics for other states for comparison: VA: 99.4%, 97.2%, 99.7% WV: 96.3%, 83.3%, 87.3% NC: 96.0%, 96.4%, 91.3% GA: 89.7%, 84.8%, 82.8% FL: 99.9%, 98.1%, 100% TN: 100%, 100%, 100% Interestingly, NJ only reported for their MSAs and not for the other two categories. In addition, multiple reporting agencies were used for SC (10 in all). In comparison, NC used 5 reporting agences, GA 4, LA 2 (?), FL 7, and VA 4. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I-275westcoastflorida 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 Thats why we're the dirty south Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonofaque86 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 Thats why we're the dirty south lmao Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cheeriokid61 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 There are some important things to keep in mind when looking at these rankings. When citing these statistics, each state is also profiled for 1) the actual percentage of MSAs reporting; 2) cities outside of MSAs reporting; and 3) nonmetropolitan counties reporting. SC's figures are 99.9%, 99.6%, and 100%, respectively. Here are some statistics for other states for comparison: VA: 99.4%, 97.2%, 99.7% WV: 96.3%, 83.3%, 87.3% NC: 96.0%, 96.4%, 91.3% GA: 89.7%, 84.8%, 82.8% FL: 99.9%, 98.1%, 100% TN: 100%, 100%, 100% Interestingly, NJ only reported for their MSAs and not for the other two categories. In addition, multiple reporting agencies were used for SC (10 in all). In comparison, NC used 5 reporting agences, GA 4, LA 2 (?), FL 7, and VA 4. Note how TN is the most honest state! Just jokin! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Marc 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 lmao What does IMAO mean? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thedude26 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 MOST DANGEROUS Cities 25: http://www.morganquitno.com/safecity.htm 1 Camden, NJ 2 Detroit, MI 3 Atlanta, GA 4 St. Louis, MO 5 Gary, IN 6 Washington, DC 7 Hartford, CT 8 New Orleans, LA 9 Richmond, VA 10 Birmingham, AL 11 Baltimore, MD 12 Richmond, CA 13 Memphis, TN 14 Jackson, MS 15 Tampa, FL 16 San Bernardino, CA 17 Compton, CA 18 Springfield, MA 19 Miami, FL 20 Cleveland, OH 21 Dayton, OH 22 North Charleston, SC 23 Little Rock, AR 24 Oakland, CA 25 Cincinnati, OH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonofaque86 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2005 What does IMAO mean? wow..thats something my mom would ask me...lol...it means "laugh my a-- off" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EastSideResider 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2005 Thats why we're the dirty south Haha. That's exactly right, we're are really representing the dirty south well..... All these other regions get scared at the sight of something bad happening near them, here?, we're used to it, no big deal.... haha. Hey, without the violent crime and uncleanliness, what would the south be known for? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NCB 1 Report post Posted October 23, 2005 MOST DANGEROUS Cities 25: http://www.morganquitno.com/safecity.htm 1 Camden, NJ 2 Detroit, MI 3 Atlanta, GA 4 St. Louis, MO 5 Gary, IN 6 Washington, DC 7 Hartford, CT 8 New Orleans, LA 9 Richmond, VA 10 Birmingham, AL 11 Baltimore, MD 12 Richmond, CA 13 Memphis, TN 14 Jackson, MS 15 Tampa, FL 16 San Bernardino, CA 17 Compton, CA 18 Springfield, MA 19 Miami, FL 20 Cleveland, OH 21 Dayton, OH 22 North Charleston, SC 23 Little Rock, AR 24 Oakland, CA 25 Cincinnati, OH 10 of the top 25 most dangerous cities are in the South .. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krazeeboi 115 Report post Posted October 23, 2005 11 if you count DC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mith242 69 Report post Posted October 23, 2005 I think Little Rock's done a very good job of cleaning up their city. I'm not sure if they had been higher on list at one point or maybe they'll drop out of the next one. It's certainly a lot better than when HBO was doing those specials on crime there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UptownNewOrleans 1 Report post Posted April 10, 2007 We don't play down South. If you come down here disrespecting, you gotta get done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrldcoupe4 199 Report post Posted April 10, 2007 MOST DANGEROUS Cities 25: http://www.morganquitno.com/safecity.htm 1 Camden, NJ 2 Detroit, MI 3 Atlanta, GA 4 St. Louis, MO 5 Gary, IN 6 Washington, DC 7 Hartford, CT 8 New Orleans, LA 9 Richmond, VA 10 Birmingham, AL 11 Baltimore, MD 12 Richmond, CA 13 Memphis, TN 14 Jackson, MS 15 Tampa, FL 16 San Bernardino, CA 17 Compton, CA 18 Springfield, MA 19 Miami, FL 20 Cleveland, OH 21 Dayton, OH 22 North Charleston, SC 23 Little Rock, AR 24 Oakland, CA 25 Cincinnati, OH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrldcoupe4 199 Report post Posted April 10, 2007 Most Dangerous by MSA Most Dangerous 25: 1 Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI M.D. 2 Memphis, TN-MS-AR 3 Pine Bluff, AR 4 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 5 Florence, SC 6 Myrtle Beach, SC 7 Flint, MI 8 Stockton, CA 9 Jackson, TN 10 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 11 Miami-Dade County, FL 12 Charlotte-Gastonia, NC-SC 13 Hot Springs, AR 14 Saginaw, MI 15 Albuquerque, NM 16 Little Rock, AR 17 Yakima, WA 18 Tucson, AZ 19 Oakland-Fremont, CA 20 Macon, GA 21 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 22 Houston, TX 23 Modesto, CA 24 Sumter, SC 25 Alexandria, LA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krazeeboi 115 Report post Posted April 10, 2007 You really have to take these rankings with a grain of salt. All states have different methods of reporting their crime data, and some, like SC and TN, do so more thoroughly than others. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrldcoupe4 199 Report post Posted April 10, 2007 Oh I agree... for example, Virginia's independent city set up hurts it in lists like these that don't take that into account. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pillsbury 0 Report post Posted April 10, 2007 Macon, Georgia???!!!! I'm thinking of moving there.............. I'm surprised Atlanta is still up there...........it's so much safer that it used to be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnnydr87 1 Report post Posted April 10, 2007 Most Dangerous by MSA Most Dangerous 25: 1 Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI M.D. 2 Memphis, TN-MS-AR 3 Pine Bluff, AR 4 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 5 Florence, SC 6 Myrtle Beach, SC 7 Flint, MI 8 Stockton, CA 9 Jackson, TN 10 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 11 Miami-Dade County, FL 12 Charlotte-Gastonia, NC-SC 13 Hot Springs, AR 14 Saginaw, MI 15 Albuquerque, NM 16 Little Rock, AR 17 Yakima, WA 18 Tucson, AZ 19 Oakland-Fremont, CA 20 Macon, GA 21 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 22 Houston, TX 23 Modesto, CA 24 Sumter, SC 25 Alexandria, LA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobby255BR 0 Report post Posted April 10, 2007 I'm guessing that New Orleans didn't report its crime. I'm still shocked that Alexandria, La beat out Baton Rouge and Lafayette to make the list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richyb83 960 Report post Posted April 10, 2007 Yeah that's a questionable list if New Orleans or Baton Rouge is not on the list. These suckers need to do their homework a little better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NCB 1 Report post Posted April 10, 2007 I can't remember metro New Orleans being on the most dangerous MSA list anytime in the last few years. While the city of New Orleans is dangerous, the metro area is a polar opposite. Prior to Katrina, Saint Tammany Parish in metro New Orleans hadn't experienced a murder in more than five years, and other crimes such as assault, rape, burglary, etc. were also extremely low. Violent crimes in suburban Jefferson Parish, Louisiana's largest parish, were also rare, along with crimes relating to theft. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lammius 42 Report post Posted April 11, 2007 Interestingly, NJ only reported for their MSAs and not for the other two categories. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
