Top 25 Most Dangerous Cities 2005
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that list is bull shit. The only reason l.a. isn't on that list is because of the size of l.a. l.a. is made up of a ton of unincorporated cities which brings the crime statistics down. it's just because of the size of the city that the statistics aren't right. For example if theres a state with only 200 murders a year but the state has 30 million people in it, it doesn't seem like a lot right? But if those 200 murders all happen in a little area of less than 100,000 people that area would be really dangerous right? That's an exagerration but it's kinda of the same with los angeles. Let's say you break all of those cities in l.a. down to their own cities like parts of south central that have over 100 murders a year in small areas of less than 100,000 people. That right there would be number 1 on that most dangerous cities list. Boyle Heights, Watts, Pacoima, aren't on those statistics either because they are all unincorporated cities of los angeles get bunched into the statistics with all the rich cities of l.a. and represent the city as one. It balances things out so it makes l.a. look better when it's really not. Even the year when los angeles had the most murders back in 2002 it still wouldn't have made the most dangerous city just because of the way those statistics are set up. There's no way san bernandino is more fucked up than l.a. Again they're comparing a small, small area to a city of millions. Those statistics are wrong.
I'm not talking about individual neighborhoods. L.A. is so big that you have cities inside the city. And why would I care about L.A. being the worst or the best. I never said that I'm just pointing out that those statistics are wrong. The same thing goes for new york, chicago, etc. Those cities are huge you can't compare a city of millions to these little towns.
what is the valley? sun valley, pacoima, reseda, canoga park, encino just to name a few. Districts of la with populations of anywhere from 60,000 to 100,000 or more. That is the size of a city. Richmond, ca is considered a city with a population of approximately 80,000. Proof http://faculty.virginia.edu/ejus/COMM.htm
Pacoima is a unincorporated city of l.a. with a population of 63,071 http://www.csun.edu/~kas30362/pacoima.htm. The population is great enough to be it's own city but it is considered part of la so whatever statistics come from that area get put into the statistics of los angeles. See what i'm saying?
Pacoima is a unincorporated city of l.a. with a population of 63,071 http://www.csun.edu/~kas30362/pacoima.htm. The population is great enough to be it's own city but it is considered part of la so whatever statistics come from that area get put into the statistics of los angeles. See what i'm saying?
yup and that's why the accuracy of these reports are way off. Of course if you compare a city that's fucked up with a population of less than 100,000 to a city like los angeles the stats will always show that los angeles is nowhere as dangerous as that small city. But if you divide los angeles into the many districts it has and these are huge districts then you'd have a more accurate report.
check this out
CAMDEN, N.J. (Reuters) - Yahnajeah Kirkland slumps in her child-sized wheelchair, with her head propped up, her arms flailing and a bright hair ribbon tied near a still-pink bullet scar behind her ear.
Shot while sitting in her mother's car last fall, the severely brain-damaged 3-year-old nicknamed Yaya is a heart-piercing picture of life in Camden, New Jersey, where some 80,000 people try to cope with living in America's most crime-ridden city.
The southern New Jersey city of just nine square miles, which neighbors Philadelphia, is ranked worst in six categories of crimes. With 41 murders -- 10 times the national average -- 56 rapes and 974 aggravated assaults, according to the latest statistics from 2003, it is America's most dangerous city.
that's the country's most dangerous city according to those statistics. The only reason it ranks so high is because the population is so low. in 2003 they recorded 70 murders in an area of east south central with a population of less than 100,000. So with that comparison that area of south central would be ranked more dangerous than camden, now do you understand what i'm saying and getting at?
check this out
CAMDEN, N.J. (Reuters) - Yahnajeah Kirkland slumps in her child-sized wheelchair, with her head propped up, her arms flailing and a bright hair ribbon tied near a still-pink bullet scar behind her ear.
Shot while sitting in her mother's car last fall, the severely brain-damaged 3-year-old nicknamed Yaya is a heart-piercing picture of life in Camden, New Jersey, where some 80,000 people try to cope with living in America's most crime-ridden city.
The southern New Jersey city of just nine square miles, which neighbors Philadelphia, is ranked worst in six categories of crimes. With 41 murders -- 10 times the national average -- 56 rapes and 974 aggravated assaults, according to the latest statistics from 2003, it is America's most dangerous city.
that's the country's most dangerous city according to those statistics. The only reason it ranks so high is because the population is so low. in 2003 they recorded 70 murders in an area of east south central with a population of less than 100,000. So with that comparison that area of south central would be ranked more dangerous than camden, now do you understand what i'm saying and getting at?
i agree with wut u sayin but l.a. had their most homicides in 92 not in 2002
r u talking about the Southeast Division (eastern south central [avalon gardens], watts [jordan downs, nickerson gardens, imperial courts, hacienda village])? if so they population is 150,000, so 70 murders for a population of 150,000 is not really that much........
the majority of L.A.'s homicides come from the 77th division (majority of this division is the westside of south central l.a., gangs like the rollin 60s, eight trays, hoovas, brims, denva lanes, etc....) and the Southeast division (this is parts of the east side of south central including unincorporated Watts, with gangs like the east coast crips, swans, grape streets, bounty hunters, avalon's, etc...)
r u talking about the Southeast Division (eastern south central [avalon gardens], watts [jordan downs, nickerson gardens, imperial courts, hacienda village])? if so they population is 150,000, so 70 murders for a population of 150,000 is not really that much........
the majority of L.A.'s homicides come from the 77th division (majority of this division is the westside of south central l.a., gangs like the rollin 60s, eight trays, hoovas, brims, denva lanes, etc....) and the Southeast division (this is parts of the east side of south central including unincorporated Watts, with gangs like the east coast crips, swans, grape streets, bounty hunters, avalon's, etc...)