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These Are the Top 10 Cities Where Violent Crime Is Rising

For years, experts have maintained that increases in unemployment and poverty result in rising crime rates. However, data released earlier this year by the FBI shows that despite a terrible economy and rising unemployment, there’s been a marked decrease in the national violent crime rate, dropping from 431.9 crimes per 100,000 individuals to 403.6.

This is the fourth year in a row crime has gone down, even as unemployment and poverty have continued to skyrocket, leaving some experts stumped.

But despite this relatively unexpected national trend, there are still some cities where crime rates have increased. Using statistics from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports database, researchers at 24/7 Wall St. identified the 10 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) that bucked the national trend and experienced the largest increases in violent crime from 2005 to 2010.

Looking at all of these cities, there were few clear trends for any of the things that experts say cause crime to increase. Granted, some of the areas where crime has risen have high poverty rates, low median income, and high unemployment rates. But then again, others are quite wealthy, with high median income and poverty rates half the national average.

National violent crime rates that improve as the economy worsens might suggest that unemployment and poverty may not be the main drivers of crime. That the cities with the largest increases in violent crime are so different suggests the same.

So why the increase in violent crime in these cities?

As it turns out, there were a few common trends: the spread of regional gangs, changes in law enforcement tactics, and funding issues. That would certainly explain it.

These are the cities where violent crime is soaring.

Cities Where Violent Crime Is Soaring10. Worcester, Mass.
5-year Increase in Violent Crime Rate: 96.5
Violent Crime per 100,000 (2005): 374.4
Violent Crime per 100,000 (2010): 470.9
Murders per 100,000: 1.7

The rate of violent crime in the Worcester area increased more than 25 percent between 2005 and 2010. The increase is driven by the number of assaults. In 2005, there were fewer than 2,000 counts of aggravated assault in the region. The number increased nearly 50 percent by 2010 to 2,974.

The region has a high median income — more than $10,000 per household above the national rate — below-average unemployment and low poverty. Despite these positive factors, Worcester’s violent crime rate, 470.9 per 100,000 residents, is well above the national average of 403.6.

Cities Where Violent Crime Is Soaring9. Pueblo, Colo.
5-year Increase in Violent Crime Rate: 101.8
Violent Crime per 100,000 (2005): 483.4
Violent Crime per 100,000 (2010): 585.2
Murders per 100,000: 2.6

Pueblo experienced an increase in violent crime of more than 20 percent between 2005 and 2010, a period in which the national rate dropped more than 14 percent. In 2008, Pueblo was the only county in Colorado where violent crime and property crime both increased. Because of that, according to the Vail Daily, county law enforcement received a $400,000 grant.

Deputy Police Chief John Ercul described his biggest concerns as “guns, drugs and gang activity,” all of which were increasing. Under President Obama’s 2009 recovery plan, Colorado was awarded $29.8 million for law enforcement based on its violent crime rate. Only about half a million was awarded to Pueblo County.

Cities Where Violent Crime Is Soaring8. Bismarck, N.D.
5-year Increase in Violent Crime Rate: 118.6
Violent Crime per 100,000 (2005): 109.9
Violent Crime per 100,000 (2010): 228.5
Murders per 100,000: 1.8

In 2010, the Bismarck MSA, which includes Bismark and Mandan counties, had the lowest unemployment rate in the country — just 3.9 percent compared to a national average of 9.6 percent. Despite Bismarck’s extremely low unemployment, healthy median income and poverty rates well below the U.S. average, violent crime more than doubled between 2005 and 2010.

The rise was driven by a substantial increase in aggravated assaults reported in the area. In 2005, there were just 35 cases of assault within the city limits. In 2010, that number increased nearly five times to 158.

“The total numbers are relatively low, although they are serious,” said Grand Forks Police Chief John Packett in a recent Bismarck Tribune report. While the violent crime rate has gone up dramatically, it is still well below the national average.

Cities Where Violent Crime Is Soaring7. Napa, Calif.
5-year Increase in Violent Crime Rate: 122
Violent Crime per 100,000 (2005): 358.1
Violent Crime per 100,000 (2010): 480.1
Murders per 100,000: 1.5

The Napa County MSA is located to the northeast of San Francisco. The area fared poorly, as did much of California, between 2005 and 2010. The poverty rate jumped from 7 percent to 11.7 percent and unemployment more than doubled. Violent crime increased from 358.1 per 100,000 people (below the national average) to 480.1 per 100,000 (well above the national average.)

Local residents were asked what their top concerns were, and one of the biggest was violent crime, reports the Napa Valley Register. In response to rising crime, especially related to youth gangs, the county has drafted a Gang and Youth Violence Master Plan to help law enforcement officials.

Cities Where Violent Crime Is Soaring6. Lawton, Okla.
5-year Increase in Violent Crime Rate: 123.8
Violent Crime per 100,000 (2005): 674.9
Violent Crime per 100,000 (2010): 771.7
Murders per 100,000: 4.4

Like other metro areas with rising violent crime, Lawton’s economic conditions are all over the map. Poverty rates above median income are bad, but unemployment rate is particularly good, standing at 6.4 percent in 2010.

The violent crime rate of 674.9 per 100,000 residents in 2005 was one of the highest in the country. The number rose to 771.7 last year, the 15th highest in the U.S. According to NewsOK, while violent crime has increased in the region, law enforcement staffing has actually decreased.

Cities Where Violent Crime Is Soaring5. Mobile, Ala.
5-year Increase in Violent Crime Rate: 137
Violent Crime per 100,000 (2005): 397.1
Violent Crime per 100,000 (2010): 534.1
Murders per 100,000: 7.4

Mobile is one of the poorest cities in the U.S. In 2010, more than 20 percent of the residents lived below the poverty line. In that same year, 12.8 percent of Mobile households earned less than $10,000.

While certain types of violent crime, including murder and robbery, actually declined between 2005 and 2010, the total rate jumped by 35 percent because of a massive rise in cases of aggravated assault.

Cities Where Violent Crime Is Soaring4. Odessa, Tex.
5-year Increase in Violent Crime Rate: 158.7
Violent Crime per 100,000 (2005): 499.5
Violent Crime per 100,000 (2010): 658.2
Murders per 100,000: 5.2

The number of violent crimes committed in Odessa increased nearly 32 percent from 2005 to 2010. In 2010, there were 658.2 violent crimes per 100,000 people, significantly more than the national rate of 403.6.

Meanwhile, the number of robberies jumped from 76 to 110. The number of aggravated assaults increased from 535 to 741. Twenty percent of the city’s population lives below the poverty line, well above the national average.

See the top 3 cities with soaring violent crime here.

(Michael B. Sauter, Charles B. Stockdale/Becket Adams—24/7 Wall St./The Blaze)

Comments (101)

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  • Psychosis
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 7:06pm

    almost every city listed is dem controlled and every city listed is experiencing a hispanic population explosion

    no wonder the crime rates are going up

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    • Luv2GoFly
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 8:25pm

      You noticed that too, huh? Yet the liberals still don’t get it…..

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    • This_Individual
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 9:15pm

      What does being hispanic have to do with violence?

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 9:50pm

      THIS_INDIVIDUAL What does Hispanic have to do with it.. We mostly have Mexicans coming across the borders from Mexico…not Hispanica… the crime rate is very high with illegal..we spend 338.3 billion a year on imprisonment..and now Mexico is sporting the Hezbollah Drug Cartel.. and they are crossing over into our borders as well..They have been decapitating many Mexican in Mexico…even for just blogging to warn other about the Cartel check points where you will most likely be robbed or killed. Hispanics who are here legally are not mentioned..

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    • mexneck
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 9:51pm

      This_Individual
      Odessa is almost midway between Juarez and Dallas. That’s what hispanics have to do with violence. A lot of hispanic males think they’re going to make easy money with the cartels. Too bad they don’t realize the cartels run on blood. Odessa is not a large city so they don’t have the assets Dallas has. I can see the cartels easily over running this city to peddle their poison around the country. The illegal problem is not about race, it’s about are we a sovereign nation or not? We are being invaded. Wake up.

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 9:58pm

      @THIS_INDIVIDUAL I meant to say that imprisonment is a part of the 338.3 billion. that we spend on illegals..The rest goes to welfare.. healthcare , education up to Jr High.. and the moneys sent back to their respective countries..It is a known fact that in Californial..most of the prison population is illegals and more illegals commit violent crimes.. there is also a lot of gang activity…

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    • TroyBray
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 10:04pm

      Perhaps, rather than saying “Hispanic population explosion,” You should point out that the demographic that is growing fastest is the Illegal Alien population. Not all Hispanics are criminals, all Illegal Aliens are.

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    • green_manalishi
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 3:24am

      Violence and Hispanics go together like La Raza and illegal immigration, next dumb question!

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    • Future Hope
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 8:14am

      The liberals get it. It’s their plan!

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    • demint.disciple
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 8:37am

      @TroyBray.. Perfect little liberal aren’t you ? We are not Politically correct on this site.. If you want that go to the Huffpo they are accommodating..

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    • Baikonur
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 8:49am

      @green_manalishi
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 3:24am
      ‘Violence and Hispanics go together like La Raza and illegal immigration, next dumb question!’
      *************
      Ridiculous. My elderly parents live in South Eastern Texas, and pretty much half of the people there are of Mexican origin. My parents have never had a problem in the 10 years since they moved there, and have nothing but good to say about their neighbours.

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    • FoeHammer865
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 9:23am

      @BAIK, Just close your eyes and plug your ears like Daddy told you, while he takes a swipe at mommy. WAKE UP! Just because it doesn’t happen in your neighbor hood, or you don’t see it, doesn‘t mean it isn’t happening….

       
    • amrcn
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 9:25am

      No question about it…it is due to the invading brown cockroaches most of which are illegal with gangs and drugs…..we must kick them out or they will make this country as unsafe as mexico….join numbersusa.com and fairus.org to fight this invasion.

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    • Secessionista
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 11:56am

      Actually, I think it is important to differentiate between Hispanic (a race) and Mexican (a nationality). The liberals refuse to see the difference, but we conservatives are intelligent, and should understand the nuances of the discussion.

      Liberals cannot see the difference, and that is why they scream racism all the time, even though the claim is patently false. When this discussion happens in the public sphere, the rank and file American does indeed notice the difference, and he notes the idiocy of the left, and this in turn, brings us voters on a daily basis. This is one big reason conservatives are going to win 2012 across the board – independents refuse to side with screaming babies.

      Latinos/Hispanics also see the hypocrisy. It sways them.

      When someone uses ‘hispanics’ improperly, as in this case, we lose voters. We don’t want to lose voters, do we?

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    • Secessionista
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 12:00pm

      Only the left says things publicly and openly such as “I do not see how a black or hispanic voter could ever vote for the republicans”.

      THIS is racism.

      They do not see how racist they truly are. And they certainly do not see how much they offend all races with such tripe.

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    • skvjoy
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 12:27pm

      wow please do some research before making uneducated assumptions. Two of the highest being in N Dakota and Massachusetts I guarantee you that hispanics and illegal immigration dont have anything to do with it. I recently moved from N Dakota and the population is mostly white folks….so find another scapegoat.

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    • This_Individual
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 1:58pm

      To those who replied to my response. “almost every city listed is dem controlled and every city listed is experiencing a hispanic population explosion

      no wonder the crime rates are going up”

      This post is insinuating that being a “hispanic” somehow has something to do with crime rates going up. These are illegal aliens who have no regard for our laws. Their being hispanic has nothing to do with it.
      I’m of Italian decent, does that mean that I walk around with a baseball bat and offer my “protection” to local small businesses? No. Does it also mean that I eat pasta every day, and am an expert womanizer? No. I also am a Californian. Does that mean that I walk around with weed in my pocket and hold up the peace sign, while watching TMZ on my phone? No.

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    • This_Individual
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 2:02pm

      By the way, the post in quotes is the original post from Phsychosis.

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    • Larry E
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 5:37pm

      Oh no it can’t be Demorats controlling these cities and a large number of illegals, it all has to be due to not enough gun control! Ask Little Mike Bloomberg or Chuckie Schumer or Di Feinstein or any of the rest of the saviors of western civilization as they know it.

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    • LOLReally
      Posted on November 24, 2011 at 11:05am

      My own experience: In the 90′s I moved into a cheap one bedroom in FT. Worth TX while starting my business. I turned out to be the only white guy there. In six months my tires were slashed 4 times (20) new tires, my clothes were regularly stolen from the coin laundry on site, and my nieghbors had over 20 people in a one bedroom. Wanna know something? I have never before or since had a tire slashed. Nooo theres no cooleration between hispanics and crime, nope no evidence at all. No racisim either. HA

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  • scout n ambush
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 6:50pm

    Michigan ,Illionois and New York didn‘t make the list guess things can’t get worse there. I would have thought possibly even Ohio with it’s large cities like cleveland akron cicinatti & columbus .

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    • Krutch
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 4:51pm

      As for Illinois, things are worse here but no one notices because it is normal. The entire state is screwed because the chicago area controls the outcomes of elections. And “downstate chicago” exists to support chicago. And slavery still exists, it’s here in “The Peoples’ Republic of Illinois”
      .
      I gotta shut up now and go back to slavin’!

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    • jaylew
      Posted on November 24, 2011 at 1:30pm

      Great point Scout…..Detroit can’t be on the list any longer because there is literally nothing left to it. Detroit and the other places you point out….are by way of analogy….just like the unemployed who have been unemployed so long that they are no longer even included in the national unemployment statistical equation blathered out every month… ….those places you mention are in a phrase… “probably lost forever”.

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  • Ralph Wylie
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 6:50pm

    I’ve noticed that in cities that have “Open Carry” and “Concealed Weapons Permits” and gun laws that respect the Second Amendment that violent crimes tend to be a smaller fraction of crime.
    Remember that when you surrender your weapons to the Anti-gunners like Mayor Bloomberg, Barack Obama, Eric Holder and Jerry Brown.

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    • cemerius
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 8:31am

      I would agree with you but, Texas had a couple cities on this list! Only state with laxer gun laws is Alaska…..

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  • TANK3584
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 6:47pm

    I drive big truck thoughout this united states……I have not seen nothing..I have slept in some bad area‘s for my delivery’s.Where is the crime??Sure there is crime but what this story is saying is BS.From some one who has been out here,delivering goods to all state’s,over 33yrs…Oh please drive safe around me,cause I can’t stop like you…

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    • Dinkiecb
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 10:10pm

      Drove trucks myself..been in lots of bad spots and saw plenty, hope you haven’t been driving with your eyes closed.

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    • zman173rd
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 11:05am

      I’m “hispanic”. Lived all my life being “hispanic” (duh). I’ve seen it from the inside. You have no idea what “we” say about you “gringo’s, patty’s, honkies, white trash” etc.!!! Keep on living the good life. THEY will take it from you. Fools you are if you think they are 99% good. They have “Hispanics” in jobs that determine eliigibilty for all kinds of “FREE” programs. Who do you think they give preferential treatment to? They freely take whatever you offer because you OWE IT TO THEM. Many people here say WAKE UP!! But the majority of you never will. Again, “It’s too late”.

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    • DirectlyUnPCman
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 12:26pm

      True enough. They will take whatever you are willing to let them, until you can no longer stop them. And their mentality is the same as blacks….they are owed it.

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  • Patriot12
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 6:20pm

    The more we allow illegal hispanics into our country, the more this is to be expected. Its a fact of life. Hispanics do not have the same values and character as Americans.

    Illegals are the cause of more damage to this country than anything else. They suck our welfare (food stamps), put extra vehicles on the roads that we tax payers have to pay for, take up more space in jail, cause our school systems to have to hire more teachers, take away blue collar jobs, and now they have begun to start their own business ILLEGALY here in America and send their money back home to relatives.

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    • 123456beatriz
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 9:41am

      Well Blame the American Liberals!. Don’t blame the illegals, they come here for opportunities, are the AMERICAN Liberals who let them to do anything they want, So!

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    • skvjoy
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 12:32pm

      just a point of contention on your rant….you have to have legal status of citizen in the UNited States to receive food stamps…..my husband was on a student visa and I was eligible for foodstamps while in college. However, they only covered myself and my son….sorry no “immigrants” legal or illegal can get them.

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    • wildbill_b
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 2:30pm

      @skvjoy…………..Congress disagrees with your conclusion: “Once an illegal immigrant gives birth in the U.S., it is unlikely they will ever be deported and they can then sign up for Federal,
      State and local benefit programs, courtesy of the America taxpayer.This granting of automatic citizenship flows from a misinterpretation of the 14th amendment, as the Chairman pointed out in his
      opening statement.”" Oh yah this is Congress from 2005 acknowledging that children born to illegals are NOT citizens of the United States. Read the entire Committee findings on “Immigration and Citizenship” @ http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-109hhrg23690/pdf/CHRG-109hhrg23690.pdf
      If Congress knows, and we know, why is citizenship of illegals even a subject of discussion. Round them up on Buses and send them home. Problem solved. But then the Dems will lose most of their voter base.

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  • gvblaze
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 6:20pm

    Why would anyone want to live in a cesspool anyway? Oh, sorry, you people call them “cities”. Holy Cow Batman! Every city I can find on the map over about 10K is like a cesspool of crime and corruption. Ugh! Disgusting places.

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  • The Old Sage
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 6:17pm

    Well…… I just don’t know if these stats are true for the locations are not about most crime. It could be because Atlanta, Ga. has more crime than good in its state than the rest of the country so it would be telling the same tale too many times.

    I live in Georgia and if you watch the local news in Atlanta there are two are three shootings, 1 are 2 murders, a couple of burglaries, a few carjacking’s almost every night in this city. I think the more diversity in people in a city the more crime you have because I am from a smaller city about 50 miles west of Atlanta and crime continues to grow as our college grows with drinking, sex, a small band of O.W.S. and crime.

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    • muzikant
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 9:17am

      Most of the crime is committed by blacks – probably due to the welfare state, reparations, etc.

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  • lylejk
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 6:10pm

    I suspect illegal aliens with respect to my home state in Alabama. Don’t know about the other states, but it could be illegal aliens too. Our state’s trying to do something about it, but the Department of Justice, who want to give Mexican cartels weapons, also want to prevent my state from doing what should be their (Holder’s) job. I hope Beck is wrong and BO get’s voted out, but I also know that Eph. Ch. 6 is correct so I‘ll continue to wait for the Lord to come since nothing else will fix our problem since our country’s literally turned it’s back on the only One that can help us. :)

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    • pattybbb1
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 6:31pm

      I live in Northern Alabama and was surprised to see Mobile listed.

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    • foundersfan1977
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 9:12pm

      I’m disappointed, but not surprised to see my hometown of Mobile on the list. Things have definitely not been good here for years. Even the suburb I live in is seeing more and more issues with vandalism and out of control teens up to robbery. If you want proof of the illegal invasion, go to any Wal-mart after 7pm, or on the weekends. Between having a democrat mayor, losing the EADS contract, losing our cruise ship this year, and a few other setbacks, this city is having a rough time of it. The common thought around here is that Mobile is completely corrupt. And I will say that the police do not have the presence that they should, and a lot goes on that should be stopped before it happens, and not caught after the fact.

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  • COFemale
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 6:05pm

    It would be interesting to see if the increased crime rate is due to migration of gang members. My guess is yep. I am familiar with Pueblo and have seen increased TV coverage on killings there. When I first moved to Colorado, the area I am in you maybe had one murder or shooting every two or three years. I moved here in 1998. Once the gangs started moving in more, about 2003 to 2004, the crime went up exponentially. Now we have two to three murders or shooting every other month.

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    • JustJ
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 6:14pm

      I live in Pueblo. Every weekend it seems someone was stabbed or shot. 95% of the time it’s gangs.

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  • choppinczech
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 5:52pm

    Mexicanos.

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    • loriann12
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 6:05pm

      I don’t know about all the cities, but since Odessa is in Tx, and so am I, I looked up their statistics…. http://www.city-data.com/city/Odessa-Texas.html

      Higher than state average of Latinos (or Hispanics, whatever they call themselves now). Lower than state average on age. You have to go to the bottom (almost) of that page to see that stat.

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  • brntout
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 5:36pm

    Manipulate by the numbers.Sounds like a progressive coloring book.

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  • Centralsville
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 5:34pm

    I have always argued with stupid liberals that people don’t turn to crime because they are poor. I have lived in a community of poor people for most of my life and we have a very low crime rate. Criminals lack morality. They think they are entitled to what others have. There are rich criminals and poor criminals. It is a state of mind.

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  • spudwhite
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 5:23pm

    Hmm, two are in Texas. I don’t see the attention to that state by Beck and others as it is going to blow with race riots in the many big cities and is too close to Mexico and a vital part of the New World Order scheme. Montana, Idaho, Wyoming have far more stable demographics and far less crime and potential for invasion.

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    • Baddoggy
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 5:47pm

      Well dopey, if you know anything about Texas you would know that Odessa and Victoria are the armpit and pubic hair of Texas. These cities have worthless Government teat suckers out the wazoo. The people in Odessa, close to Midland could get jobs, but they had rather do dope. Anyone who knows the area knows how Odessa is a stinkhole. I live close to Odessa and i wont even go there because of the mentality there. It’s a society thing and certainly not Texas thinking. Lots of illegals in both towns…comprende?

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    • texasfireguy
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 10:53pm

      Odessa nickname= “ SlowDeatha”. I have known a few people from there, they got out as soon as they could. You are right about it being the arm put of Texas.

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  • mrsalvage2
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 5:20pm

    You folks are too smart for a story like this.

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  • fande3rls
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 5:15pm

    Aren’t all of these cities run by liberal democrats ?

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    • DoubleThrowDown
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 5:41pm

      Odessa is right in the middle of conservative country. 20 miles west of the home town of George W Bush. Crime knows no political background

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  • jakartaman
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 5:02pm

    If you had no crimes and then you had 2 you would have a 200% increase!
    Figures do not lie but liars figure!

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    • brntout
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 5:34pm

      Manipulate by the numbers.Almost sounds like a coloring book.

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  • 13th Imam
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 5:02pm

    Wondering why good ole New Haven, CT didn’t make the top ten. Then I realized that it was only DEMOCRAT Stronghold’s that are up and coming crime areas they listed. New Haven, Hartford, and Bridgeport are perennial leaders among the DEMOCRAT Constituent Crime Areas, and don’t need to be put on a johnny come lately high crime list.

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  • Pattondog
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 4:58pm

    their are lies, down right lies and statistics.
    what do you want them to imply and well change the coefficient.

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  • TRONINTHEMORNING
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 4:55pm

    Pueblo, CO is 40 miles south of my town, Colorado Springs; pretty nasty down there, indeed. It’s a great town but there is the rough side for sure.

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  • smithclar3nc3
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 4:48pm

    But which Cities have the largest crime rates.
    For instance the murder rate in Reading texas in this article was 6.9 per every 100.000
    But in Detroit the murder rate is 34.8 per every 100,000
    This article is miss leading. If a city had 1 murder per 100,000 last year and had 4 murders per 100,000 this year it would be a 400% increase. yet it would be over 800% safer than detroit.

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    • Justaguy76018
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 5:04pm

      Uh, what? ???

      Misleading is an understatement. C’mon people think! Don’t just drink the Kool-Aid and then go lay down…….geesh! This is a garbage article. SMITHCLAR3NC3 called it right.

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  • AnAppealToGod
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 4:45pm

    Hope and change!!!!!!!!!!

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    • Locked
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 4:51pm

      “This is the fourth year in a row crime has gone down, even as unemployment and poverty have continued to skyrocket, leaving some experts stumped.”
      (raises an eyebrow)
      Are you thanking Obama for the lower violent crime rate nationally?

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    • Unix
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 4:51pm

      Amen to that…looks like all the ussual liberal hotspots? who compiled this list? the mad hatter?

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    • Locked
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 4:56pm

      @Unix
      “Using statistics from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports database, researchers at 24/7 Wall St.”

      So, the magazine that TheBlaze usually uses for its “list-format” articles, using FBI statistics.

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    • AzDebi
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 4:57pm

      “God is not mocked; you reap what you sow”…”If you sow the wind; you will reap the whirlwind”…The people who have manufactured this crisis are going to have blood on their hands and “someday” they will answer for it! If the media REALLY wanted to be honest, they’d report on the increase in domestic violence, to include child abuse and neglect! The release of Glenn’s new book, “Snow Angel” could not have had better timing!

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    • AvengerK
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 5:40pm

      Very selective of you LOCKED..actually that same FBI table says violent crimes have been steadily decreasing since at least 1991. With a few exceptions, like 2005-2006, Violent Crime, Murder and Non-negligent Manslaughter, and Forcible Rape have gone down just about every year. Since 1991 the violent crime rate has declined from 758.2 per 100,000 population to 403.6 in 2010. The murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate has gone from 9.8 to 4.8, and the forcible rape rate has fallen from 42.3 to 27.5 in the twenty-year period. So the answer to your peurile question is “NO”…no one’s thanking Obama for this,..are you?

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    • Locked
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 6:41am

      “Very selective reading…”
      You mean, by quoting the exact words that theblaze put in? Yeah, selective reading indeed! (Rolls eyes)

      “So the answer to your peurile question is “NO”…no one’s thanking Obama for this,..are you?”
      Of course not. Unlike many here, I do not consider the POTUS to have a significant effect upon crime rate. Rather it is a state level issue, where what each individual state does contributes much more than whoever is in the Oval Office.

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 4:44pm

    Anyone want to figure that this is part of the admin’s plan to further use chaos and anarchy to push their own agendas? Pressure, pressure, pressure…

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    • brntout
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 5:52pm

      21 comes to mind.Herd them to the inner cities to be redistributed as in wealth to benefit the needs of the masters as to tech abilities versus menial abilities Imho.

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  • EqualJustice
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 4:42pm

    How many are Sacntuary cities or in control of the Democrats? Just curious. I know that’s the problem with WORCESTER!

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    • drumsalot5
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 10:34pm

      I live literally in the center of Worcester. . . My wife and I have a view of the city hall clock tower a block from our condo. . . We’ve seen a huge rise in violence this past year. . . we’ve had two shootings outside our building in the past year alone and I think the sanctuary city aspect plays a huge role. . . The funny thing is that Worcester really doesn’t issue CCW permits, and crime and violence are on a huge upswing, while almost all the towns surrounding Worcester are very easygoing about issuing CCW’s and they have very low crime rates. . . Coincidence? Heck no. . . Wake up Massachusetts. . .

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    • muzikant
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 9:35am

      if you take away the gun rights, the bad guys will still have guns, the goog guys will lose them. there’s the problem

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  • lukerw
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 4:40pm

    This is a real surprise!

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  • garyM
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 4:39pm

    I would imagine crime is up almost in every state and city.
    WHEN THE RIGHTEOUS RULE THE PEOPLE REJOICE
    WHEN THE WICKED RULE THE PEOPLE MOURN!

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    • cessna152
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 4:44pm

      Garym,

      So true! When the criminals are in charge of the prison, well… we know what happens!

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    • Locked
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 4:54pm

      “I would imagine crime is up almost in every state and city.”

      You would be wrong, then. As per the article:

      “This is the fourth year in a row crime has gone down, even as unemployment and poverty have continued to skyrocket, leaving some experts stumped.”

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    • Locked
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 4:54pm

      Ah, sorry, that’s only violent crime. You could be right on other types; but the only one discussed in this article is violent crime.

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    • db321
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 5:02pm

      You have not seen anything yet – the Bible speaks of a time when God will remove Lawlessness from the earth – you will not be able to imagine the horror.

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    • Nlitend1
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 5:16pm

      Actually, property crime has gone down even more than violent crime…of course it has nothing to do with Obama or Bush or any federal admin, it has to do with the aging of the baby boomers and the longer sentences for ‘career’ criminals (among other reasons).

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    • garyM
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 7:04pm

      Remember these crimes stats are only as good as the people gathering the data and recording the data, secondly what is given to the press, and thirdly what did the press report??????????

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    • garyM
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 7:07pm

      In other words, I listen to the news and read the news daily and I’m not believing for a minute crime has gone down, I might believe the police are turning their head and closing their eyes more, that about it!

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    • Locked
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 7:03am

      “In other words, I listen to the news and read the news daily and I’m not believing for a minute crime has gone down”

      Yes, I’d believe media reports and personal anecdotes over statistics compiled directly from reported crimes from cops all around the country trending for the last 20 years too…

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