11.18.2007

Detroit Declared Most Dangerous U.S. City: Cincinnati, 16th

Remember Cincinnati's shameful showing as 3rd poorest city (of our size) in the US?
Hmm... doesn't Poverty = Crime?

1. Detroit, Michigan
2. St. Louis, Missouri
3. Flint, Michigan
4. Oakland, California
5. Camden, New Jersey
6. Birmingham, Alabama
7. North Charleston, South Carolina
8. Memphis, Tennessee
9. Richmond, California
10. Cleveland, Ohio

16. CINCINNATI

wlwt.com
cnn.com

Maybe the Enquirer will have more.

Not all agree with the report's findings:

"These rough rankings provide no insight into the numerous variables that mold crime in a particular town, city, county, state, or region," the FBI said. "Consequently, they lead to simplistic and/or incomplete analyses that often create misleading perceptions adversely affecting communities and their residents."

"What I take exception to is the use of these statistics and the damage they inflict on a number of these cities," said Mayor Robert Duffy, chairman of the Criminal and Social Justice Committee for the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

Source: City Crime Rankings: Crime in Metropolitan America

I BET CINCINNATI'S SORRY NOW!