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JB in so cal
10-30-2006, 12:51 PM
Where do you live?
By The Associated Press
A list of the safest and most dangerous cities overall, as compiled by
Morgan Quitno Press, which bases the rankings on FBI figures released
in June. The list starts with the safest cities and ends with the most dangerous.
Only cities that reported crime rates were included in the list. For example, New Orleans was not included this year because its police department did not report figures.
1. Brick, N.J.
2. Amherst, N.Y.
3. Mission Viejo, Calif.
4. Newton, Mass.
5. Troy, Mich.
6. Colonie, N.Y.
7. Irvine, Calif.
8. Cary, N.C.
9. Greece, N.Y.
10. Coral Springs, Fla.
11. Thousand Oaks, Calif.
12. Orem, Utah
13. Round Rock, Texas
14. Dover, N.J.
15. Lake Forest, Calif.
16. Sterling Heights, Mich.
17. Simi Valley, Calif.
18. Roswell, Ga.
19. Lee's Summit, Mo.
20. Broken Arrow, Okla.
352. North Charleston, S.C.
353. Washington
354. Cincinnati
355. Atlanta
356. Kansas City, Mo.
357. Richmond, Va.
358. Trenton, N.J.
359. Memphis, Tenn.
360. Baltimore
361. Richmond, Calif.
362. Gary, Ind.
363. Youngstown, Ohio
364. Oakland, Calif.
365. Cleveland
366. Birmingham, Ala.
367. Camden, N.J.
368. Compton, Calif.
369. Flint, Mich.
370. Detroit
371. St. Louis

2 Trick Rick
10-30-2006, 12:53 PM
Just another reason to leave this state. :crossx:
369. Flint, Mich.
370. Detroit
371. St. Louis

OutCole'd
10-30-2006, 12:59 PM
Where is 372+? I'm sure lovely Las Vegas is right there near the bottom......

JB in so cal
10-30-2006, 01:01 PM
Where is 372+? I'm sure lovely Las Vegas is right there near the bottom......
I didn't notice; I was focused on #3 :)
Niiiiice...
300. North Las Vegas, Nev.
301. Beaumont, Texas
302. Las Vegas, Nev.
303. Denver

OutCole'd
10-30-2006, 01:06 PM
I didn't notice; I was focused on #3 :)
Niiiiice...
300. North Las Vegas, Nev.
301. Beaumont, Texas
302. Las Vegas, Nev.
303. Denver
Thanks!
When I lived in Santa Clarita, that was always near the top 5. What happened there, I don't even see them either.

beaverretriever
10-30-2006, 01:18 PM
Where is 372+? I'm sure lovely Las Vegas is right there near the bottom......
Just like any city there are the bad parts and good parts. We live in Henderson NV (suburb of Vegas), and Money Mag put it on the top 20 small cities to live in.
Just like Mission Viejo is on that list for being safe, drive 15 minutes to Santa Ana, and you are in a fricken war zone. LOL

SCUBA STEVE
10-30-2006, 01:21 PM
Oakland made it because of the Raider Fans right? lol

Desert Rat
10-30-2006, 01:28 PM
Nope Oakland was still bad when they were the Faggy LA Raiders!!! Oakland is a port town, where is Long Beach/ San Pedro on this list?

JB in so cal
10-30-2006, 01:30 PM
Nope Oakland was still bad when they were the Faggy LA Raiders!!! Oakland is a port town, where is Long Beach/ San Pedro on this list?
1. Brick, N.J.
2. Amherst, N.Y.
3. Mission Viejo, Calif.
4. Newton, Mass.
5. Troy, Mich.
6. Colonie, N.Y.
7. Irvine, Calif.
8. Cary, N.C.
9. Greece, N.Y.
10. Coral Springs, Fla.
11. Thousand Oaks, Calif.
12. Orem, Utah
13. Round Rock, Texas
14. Dover, N.J.
15. Lake Forest, Calif.
16. Sterling Heights, Mich.
17. Simi Valley, Calif.
18. Roswell, Ga.
19. Lee's Summit, Mo.
20. Broken Arrow, Okla.
21. Chino Hills, Calif.
22. Gilbert, Ariz.
23. Edison, N.J.
24. Cranston, R.I.
25. Port St. Lucie, Fla.
26. Sandy, Utah
27. Nashua, N.H.
28. Danbury, Conn.
29. Huntington Beach, Calif.
30. Orange, Calif.
31. Hamilton, N.J.
32. Parma, Ohio
33. Overland Park, Kan.
34. Santa Clarita, Calif.
35. Stamford, Conn.
36. Cheektowaga, N.Y.
37. Livonia, Mich.
38. Sunnyvale, Calif.
39. Murrieta, Calif.
40. Canton, Mich.
41. Plano, Texas
42. Warwick, R.I.
43. Torrance, Calif.
44. Clifton, N.J.
44. Newport Beach, Calif.
46. Woodbridge, N.J.
47. Fargo, N.D.
48. Norman, Okla.
49. Olathe, Kan.
50. Boca Raton, Fla.
51. Livermore, Calif.
52. Centennial, Colo.
53. Fremont, Calif.
54. Clinton, Mich.
55. Vacaville, Calif.
56. Tracy, Calif.
57. Bellevue, Wash.
58. Carlsbad, Calif.
59. Pembroke Pines, Fla.
60. Farmington Hills, Mich.
61. Richardson, Texas
62. Rancho Cucamon., Calif.
63. Boulder, Colo.
64. McKinney, Texas
65. Rochester, Minn.
66. Beaverton, Ore.
67. Santa Clara, Calif.
68. Daly City, Calif.
69. Lewisville, Texas
70. Napa, Calif.
71. Burbank, Calif.
72. Arvada, Colo.
73. Alexandria, Va.
74. Virginia Beach, Va.
75. Ann Arbor, Mich.
76. Quincy, Mass.
77. Glendale, Calif.
78. Ventura, Calif.
79. Provo, Utah
80. Fullerton, Calif.
81. Lawrence, Kan.
82. Scottsdale, Ariz.
83. Carrollton, Texas
84. Hillsboro, Ore.
85. Somerville, Mass.
86. Kenosha, Wis.
87. Davie, Fla.
88. Chino, Calif.
89. Sunrise, Fla.
90. Cape Coral, Fla.
91. Henderson, Nev.
92. Billings, Mont.
93. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
94. Plantation, Fla.
95. Costa Mesa, Calif.
96. San Mateo, Calif.
97. Garland, Texas
98. Madison, Wis.
99. Corona, Calif.
100. Clovis, Calif.
101. Yonkers, N.Y.
102. Alhambra, Calif.
103. Buena Park, Calif.
104. Odessa, Texas
105. Chandler, Ariz.
106. Norwalk, Conn.
107. Upper Darby, Pa.
108. Peoria, Ariz.
109. Westminster, Calif.
110. Roseville, Calif.
111. Lakewood, Calif.
112. San Jose, Calif.
113. Honolulu, Hawaii
114. El Paso, Texas
115. Santa Barbara, Calif.
116. Temecula, Calif.
117. Cambridge, Mass.
118. Pasadena, Texas
119. Brownsville, Texas
120. Boise, Idaho
121. Garden Grove, Calif.
122. Mesquite, Texas
123. Westminster, Colo.
124. Manchester, N.H.
125. Whittier, Calif.
126. Westland, Mich.
127. McAllen, Texas
128. Lincoln, Neb.
129. Pasadena, Calif.
130. Columbia, Mo.
131. Midland, Texas
132. Chesapeake, Va.
133. Santa Rosa, Calif.
134. Spokane Valley, Wash.
135. Anaheim, Calif.
136. Athens-Clarke, Ga.
137. Green Bay, Wis.
138. Irving, Texas
139. Fort Collins, Colo.
140. Escondido, Calif.
141. Miramar, Fla.
142. Concord, Calif.
143. West Covina, Calif.
144. Hampton, Va.
145. New York City
146. Denton, Texas
147. Palm Bay, Fla.
148. Sioux City, Iowa
149. Sioux Falls, S.D.
150. Thornton, Colo.
151. Salem, Ore.
152. Hialeah, Fla.
153. Baldwin Park, Calif.
154. Erie, Pa.
155. San Angelo, Texas
156. Oxnard, Calif.
157. Oceanside, Calif.
158. Austin, Texas
159. Evansville, Ind.
160. Lakeland, Fla.
161. Laredo, Texas
162. Raleigh, N.C.
163. El Monte, Calif.
164. Waterbury, Conn.
165. Vista, Calif.
166. Murfreesboro, Tenn.
167. Fontana, Calif.
168. Grand Prairie, Texas
169. Fort Wayne, Ind.
170. Santa Ana, Calif.
171. Santa Monica, Calif.
172. Lexington, Ky.
173. Colorado Springs, Colo.
174. Suffolk, Va.
175. Hollywood, Fla.
176. Eugene, Ore.
177. Norwalk, Calif.
178. Santa Maria, Calif.
179. Downey, Calif.
180. Abilene, Texas
181. Chula Vista, Calif.
182. Ogden, Utah
183. Melbourne, Fla.
184. Clarksville, Tenn.
185. Sparks, Nev.
186. San Diego, Calif.
187. Carson, Calif.
188. Vancouver, Wash.
189. Greeley, Colo.
190. Springfield, Mo.
191. Mesa, Ariz.
192. Moreno Valley, Calif.
193. Tyler, Texas
194. Dearborn, Mich.
195. Des Moines, Iowa
196. Lowell, Mass.
197. San Antonio
198. Corpus Christi, Texas
199. El Cajon, Calif.
200. Salinas, Calif.
201. Fairfield, Calif.
202. Lakewood, Colo.
203. Redding, Calif.
204. Ontario, Calif.
205. South Gate, Calif.
206. Topeka, Kan.
207. Arlington, Texas
208. Lawton, Okla.
209. Riverside, Calif.
210. Antioch, Calif.
211. Long Beach, Calif.
212. Anchorage, Alaska
213. West Valley, Utah
214. Hawthorne, Calif.
215. Yuma, Ariz.
216. Louisville, Ky.
217. Omaha, Neb.
218. Clearwater, Fla.
219. Independence, Mo.
220. Spokane, Wash.
221. Reno, Nev.
222. Grand Rapids, Mich.
223. Pueblo, Colo.
224. Hayward, Calif.
225. Tuscaloosa, Ala.
226. Berkeley, Calif.
227. Las Cruces, N.M.
228. Mobile, Ala.
229. Worcester, Mass.
230. Palmdale, Calif.
231. Modesto, Calif.
232. Wichita Falls, Texas
233. Lubbock, Texas
234. San Leandro, Calif.
235. Amarillo, Texas
236. Bakersfield, Calif.
237. Columbus, Ga.
238. Gainesville, Fla.
239. Gresham, Ore.
240. Charleston, S.C.
241. Tempe, Ariz.
242. Lynn, Mass.
243. Lafayette, La.
244. Newport News, Va.
245. High Point, N.C.
246. Fort Worth, Texas
247. Salt Lake City, Utah
248. Jacksonville, Fla.
249. Portland, Ore.
250. Los Angeles
251. Victorville, Calif.
252. Bellflower, Calif.
253. Glendale, Ariz.
254. New Bedford, Mass.
255. Pomona, Calif.
256. Racine, Wis.
257. Aurora, Colo.
258. Elizabeth, N.J.
259. Rialto, Calif.
260. Savannah, Ga.
261. Paterson, N.J.
262. Seattle
263. Albany, Ga.
264. Southfield, Mich.
265. Lancaster, Calif.
266. Waco, Texas
267. Fresno, Calif.
268. Killeen, Texas
269. Greensboro, N.C.
270. San Francisco
271. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
272. Durham, N.C.
273. Fort Smith, Ark.
274. Tallahassee, Fla.
275. South Bend, Ind.
276. Lansing, Mich.
277. Federal Way, Wash.
278. Huntsville, Ala.
279. Albuquerque, N.M.
280. Visalia, Calif.
281. Winston-Salem, N.C.
282. Providence, R.I.
283. Everett, Wash.
284. Davenport, Iowa
285. Hammond, Ind.
286. Roanoke, Va.
287. Norfolk, Va.
288. Fayetteville, N.C.
289. Kent, Wash.
290. Akron, Ohio
291. St. Paul, Minn.
292. Wilmington, N.C.
293. Portsmouth, Va.
294. Oklahoma City
295. Columbia, S.C.
296. Canton, Ohio
297. Knoxville, Tenn.
298. Montgomery, Ala.
299. Allentown, Pa.
300. North Las Vegas, Nev.
301. Beaumont, Texas
302. Las Vegas, Nev.
303. Denver
304. Yakima, Wash.
305. Syracuse, N.Y.
306. Longview, Texas
307. Pittsburgh
308. Tucson, Ariz.
309. Bridgeport, Conn.
310. Inglewood, Calif.
311. Pompano Beach, Fla.
312. Albany, N.Y.
313. Phoenix
314. Boston
315. Chattanooga, Tenn.
316. Tampa, Fla.
317. Jersey City, N.J.
318. Milwaukee
319. Miami Beach, Fla.
320. Indianapolis, Ind.
321. Shreveport, La.
322. Sacramento, Calif.
323. St. Petersburg, Fla.
324. Tacoma, Wash.
325. Houston
326. Columbus, Ohio
327. Miami
328. Baton Rouge, La.
329. Charlotte, N.C.
330. Jackson, Miss.
331. Toledo, Ohio
332. Macon, Ga.
333. Nashville, Tenn.
334. Rochester, N.Y.
335. Tulsa, Okla.
336. Stockton, Calif.
337. Hartford, Conn.
338. Dallas
339. Miami Gardens, Fla.
340. Buffalo, N.Y.
341. Springfield, Mass.
342. Kansas City, Kan.
343. Philadelphia
344. West Palm Beach, Fla.
345. Minneapolis
346. Dayton, Ohio
347. Orlando, Fla.
348. San Bernardino, Calif.
349. Little Rock, Ark.
350. Newark, N.J.
351. Reading, Pa.
352. North Charleston, S.C.
353. Washington
354. Cincinnati
355. Atlanta
356. Kansas City, Mo.
357. Richmond, Va.
358. Trenton, N.J.
359. Memphis, Tenn.
360. Baltimore
361. Richmond, Calif.
362. Gary, Ind.
363. Youngstown, Ohio
364. Oakland, Calif.
365. Cleveland
366. Birmingham, Ala.
367. Camden, N.J.
368. Compton, Calif.
369. Flint, Mich.
370. Detroit
371. St. Louis
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Jyruiz
10-30-2006, 01:39 PM
Norwalk, CA = 177. Not bad, it could be worst.

ratso
10-30-2006, 01:43 PM
Waco 266... Ye Haw!

AltarGirl
10-30-2006, 01:46 PM
Alot of California in there

Old Texan
10-30-2006, 01:53 PM
Only thing that list proves is you can take statistics and make them do any result you want. Being familiar with a lot of the list really question the rankings.
No doubt some of the bottom dwellers belong down there, but there are a bunch up higher that are real questionable.
The list was probably compliled with public funds and will somehow be used to waste more public funds .

ratso
10-30-2006, 01:55 PM
Alot of California in there
...and Texas, except a lot of them actually could be combined as Ft Worth and Dallas.
We have our share of murders, homicides, what have you... but the one we really get nailed with is the Branch Davidians, and also The Lake Waco Triple Murders quite a few years back, which they have a good book to read on that...

slink
10-30-2006, 02:05 PM
Only thing that list proves is you can take statistics and make them do any result you want. Being familiar with a lot of the list really question the rankings.
No doubt some of the bottom dwellers belong down there, but there are a bunch up higher that are real questionable.
The list was probably compliled with public funds and will somehow be used to waste more public funds .
You are probably correct. FBI compiles their stats using part 1 crimes. There are 7 part 1 crimes which include: Homicide, Rape, Robbery, Assaults, Burglary, Larceny and auto theft. These are all felony crimes. Several years back, someone tried to steal my truck in Rancho Cugamonga, clear as day what their intent was. I call Rancho PD (contract city of SBSO) and they take the report. Several weeks later, I was in my inusrance office settleing up some repairs. I saw a copy of the police report. It should have been classified as an attempt auto theft (664/10851). Instead they titled it as a vehicle tampering (CVC 10852) which is a misdemeanor. No big deal to me, but next year Rancho Cugamonga was the #1 safest city in the nation. Kinda of a coincidence.

CARLSON-JET
10-30-2006, 03:04 PM
I looked a few times.. I guess Chicago is not a city ..

INSman
10-30-2006, 03:10 PM
Livin' in number 11 and loving it !! :cool:

maxwedge
10-30-2006, 04:16 PM
I looked a few times.. I guess Chicago is not a city ..
Our whole state didn't even get honarable mention anywhere. I'm guessing all the criminals in Chicago and East St. Louis are pissed about that. All that hard work and violence going un-appreciated....It's a damn shame. :D

455Rocket
10-30-2006, 04:38 PM
43...not so bad
but I'm only 5 miles away from # 368?

Zaairman
10-30-2006, 04:40 PM
WOOHOO! Way to go St. Louis. First we steal the World Series from Detroit, and now this

DSW
10-30-2006, 06:24 PM
I did'nt see havasu on here......

cc322
10-30-2006, 06:54 PM
I didn't notice; I was focused on #3 :)
Niiiiice...
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Yes it is... couldnt imagine living anywhere else :rollside: Also 15 minutes north might get you to Irvine which is very nice, the bad part of SA is alot further north :boxed:

Devil's Advocate
10-30-2006, 07:03 PM
Damn, my hometown was 334! :2purples: I guess I'm lucky I made it out alive!

Cole Sanger
10-30-2006, 07:05 PM
22 Not Bad - Best for AZ

vmjtc3
10-30-2006, 07:10 PM
I think they got North las vegas and vegas switched. I wont go to northtown during the day let alone at night. :220v:

lawbreaker2
10-30-2006, 07:20 PM
365, :2purples: Way to go cleveland, I think that is the one in ohio, :rolleyes: which is not to far from toledo,ohio (331)and very near youngstown (363)and columbus (326) I think I need to move now, And to think I use to drive to detroit (370).

JAY4SPEED
10-30-2006, 07:53 PM
Only cities that reported crime rates were included in the list. For example, New Orleans was not included this year because its police department did not report figures.
It's like football where they get a bye week, we get a bye year on crime stats!
However, crime is up there this year with all the transients in the city. Next year I bet we are at the bottom of that list. NOLA is usually in the bottom 3 on those things.
Jay

beerjet
10-30-2006, 07:56 PM
62 ..... That's BS.

tcook33
10-30-2006, 07:58 PM
Kinda funny how the bottom 2 played each other in the World Series.

78Southwind
10-30-2006, 09:29 PM
21. Chino Hills, Calif.
I guess all the money we are paying in taxes are being put to good work. :crossx: At least I hope.

lawbreaker2
10-31-2006, 05:57 AM
They just said this mornning on the news, We need to clean our city up ( cleveland) or no one will want to come here and spend their money or want to live here, :rolleyes: First off their is nothing to do here, maybe boating in a shithole lake that smells and a river that burns, but their is not 4-wheeling or rhino rides, or gaming.Hell most of it you can't even hunt anymore, The northern part around cleveland. Well I take that back you can hunt in the inter city, I see tags are up this year. :rolleyes: And I'm not talking deer.

HavasuSelect
10-31-2006, 06:16 AM
125, not bad, actually above Anaheim. Mickey Mouse is dangerous when he gets drunk.