[PRCo] Re: Crime in the Big Cities

[Herb Brannon]

Cleveland always ranks right up there with high crime. Most of the incidents are on the EastSide of the city in the area bounded by St. Clair on the North, the eastern city limits, Harvard Avenue on the South, and East 79th Street on the west and statistics indicate it is Black on Black violence.
   
  I have never had a problem either walking, riding public transit, driving public transit, or riding my bicycle in the city. But then, having grown up on the city streets and having been a police officer for ten years, I know how to act when doing any of the aforementioned. One must not look, or act like a dufess or a tourist. One must also have all their senses working. "Street Sense" is acquired by those of us who grew up and now live in large American cities. It is part of your growing up and becomes another "sense" to keep you safe. I have no problem in going where I need or want to go any time of the day or night. Then too, "Street Sense" also alerts one where NOT to go. After all, only 'fools rush in where angels fear to tread.' 
Jerry Matt Matsick <mtoytrain at bellsouth.net> wrote:
  Was wondering which of these "Crime" cities have active
Trolley lines?
The 14th annual "City Crime Rankings: Crime in Metropolitan America" was published by CQ Press, a unit of Congressional Quarterly Inc. It is based on the FBI's Sept. 24 crime statistics report.
The report looked at 378 cities with at least 75,000 people based on per-capita rates for homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and auto theft. Each crime category was considered separately and weighted based on its seriousness, CQ Press said.
Last year's crime leader, St. Louis, fell to No. 2. Another Michigan city, Flint, ranked third, followed by Oakland Calif.; Camden, N.J.; Birmingham, Ala.; North Charleston, S.C.; Memphis, Tenn.; Richmond, Calif.; and Cleveland.
The study ranked Mission Viejo, Calif., as the safest U.S. city, followed by Clarkstown, N.Y.; Brick Township, N.J.; Amherst, N.Y.; and Sugar Land, Texas





Herb Brannon