10 Most Dangerous Cities in the US

[Bill K]

Here it is for your reading "enjoyment"... http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/112804/most-dangerous-cities-247

BTW, my SD incident took place in what is considered a "nice" part of New Haven (#4).

Bill K.

[melissa5]

Here it is for your reading "enjoyment"... http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/112804/most-dangerous-cities-247

BTW, my SD incident took place in what is considered a "nice" part of New Haven (#4).

Bill K.

Thanks for the link, BillK. I fully expected Atlanta, Ga to be on there.

[aray]

Big cities. Bleah. You can have 'em.

[O'Dell]

Darn, Atlanta didn't make the list. I'm so ashamed.

[Willieboy]

Wow, that's a suprising list. No Chicago, no Philly, no Atlanta, no LA, no Camden, Newark or any other NJ city, no NY. Surpising too is that many of these cities are quite small. Wonder how thing would look if the cities were rated solely on the number of murders instead of murder/1,000.

[CJB]

These cities all have something in common.....

Flint... I know a gal from there. She's in the semi no-man's land where the old burb ends and things thin out just a little. Its bad. There is a buffer of unoccupied, deteriorated dwellings that separate her from the rest of the town. So, a mile and a half of ex-suburb to get to town. Its like something out of a sci-fi movie.

[Willieboy]

CBJ, I took my diving certification in Flint in 1970. Didn't see much of the town but what I saw looked okay at that time. Flint really suffered when the US auto industry began to struggle. So many Flint residents worked in that industry.

[nelly]

Hey Melissa5,My wife & I used to live in NE Georgia..small place called Jefferson..it was next to Winder & 20 miles west of Athens.Had to go thru Jefferson and Arcade if you took I-85 to 129 then east to Athens for UGA games.We left for the safety of South Fla,where I can go Bass fishing ALL YEAR LONG!! Nelly

[melissa5]

Hey Melissa5,My wife & I used to live in NE Georgia..small place called Jefferson..it was next to Winder & 20 miles west of Athens.Had to go thru Jefferson and Arcade if you took I-85 to 129 then east to Athens for UGA games.We left for the safety of South Fla,where I can go Bass fishing ALL YEAR LONG!! Nelly

Hey Nelly! I go through Jefferson on a regular basis. It's a nice little town. South FL and bass fishing sounds better though. :)

[nelly]

Be careful when you go thru Arcade, their main source of revenue is Traffic Enforcement!!....

[jdlott74]

Thanks for the link, BillK. I fully expected Atlanta, Ga to be on there.

I have a friend that will be moving to the Atlanta area in about 6 months. She wants to be close to her grand son so her daughter and the baby's dad can help raise him together. I had a former pastor that lived in Woodstock and told her to check that out to live. It's probably quiet, but close to Atlanta.

[melissa5]

I have a friend that will be moving to the Atlanta area in about 6 months. She wants to be close to her grand son so her daughter and the baby's dad can help raise him together. I had a former pastor that lived in Woodstock and told her to check that out to live. It's probably quiet, but close to Atlanta.

I have no idea which areas would be safe in Atlanta and stay away whenever I can. I guess she could google the crime rates in different areas to see which would be the safest.

[jdlott74]

I have no idea which areas would be safe in Atlanta and stay away whenever I can. I guess she could google the crime rates in different areas to see which would be the safest.

I've got a cousin that lives in Atlanta and will probably contact him for her and ask.

[CJB]

CBJ, I took my diving certification in Flint in 1970. Didn't see much of the town but what I saw looked okay at that time. Flint really suffered when the US auto industry began to struggle. So many Flint residents worked in that industry.

Pretty much. Everybody pulled out. She was working for a sub-contractor to GM that made parts (dunno what parts). She was an electrician for them, but I haven't heard doodlysquat in a while.