So, what's the roughest city in the USA these days?

HEyHEY

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Tue Sep-09-08 09:24 PM
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So, what's the roughest city in the USA these days?

And what would runner-up be?

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ironflange

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Tue Sep-09-08 09:26 PM
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1. Wasilla, Alaska?

Edited on Tue Sep-09-08 09:26 PM by ironflange

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HEyHEY

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Tue Sep-09-08 09:28 PM
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2. Well, since the cripps began running it, yes

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Jade Fox

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Tue Sep-09-08 10:59 PM
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15. LOL!

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IndianaJones

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Tue Sep-09-08 09:29 PM
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3. Gary, IN. nt

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nomorenomore08

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Tue Sep-09-08 09:31 PM
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4. All I can tell you, is that two cities within 20 miles of me were ranked top 10 most dangerous

in the latest survey. Namely Richmond (#9) and Oakland (#4).

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Solon

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Tue Sep-09-08 09:34 PM
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5. Dammit, my closest city is only at #2...

Edited on Tue Sep-09-08 09:36 PM by Solon

we need to work harder on that! x(

:P

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OmahaBlueDog

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Tue Sep-09-08 09:40 PM
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6. I've lived in Oakland (17th & Webster, above the Happy Burrito) and let me tell you....

the folks in the roughest parts of Oakland wouldn't last 20 minutes in:

a) South Philly
b) Various neighborhoods in Baltimore
c) Damn near anywhere in Detroit
d) The Overtown or Liberty City neighborhoods in Miami
e) Belle Glade, FL

..and Oakland is nicer now than when I lived there in the 80s.

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nomorenomore08

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Tue Sep-09-08 09:58 PM
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9. The number of murders is still insanely high, though, for a city of only 400,000.

I have friends who live around 25th and MLK, and they've seen gunshot victims bleeding on the ground, practically on their doorstep. :-(

And as for Richmond, the situation was so bad during the summer of '05 that they considered calling in the National Guard.

Not that I'm in much danger from any of this, though, seeing as how I'm safe and sound in El Sobrante. Who says the suburbs are all bad?

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OmahaBlueDog

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Tue Sep-09-08 11:29 PM
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20. I do realize Richmond and Oakland have issues

However, it was funny going down Broadway with white, suburban students talking about how "rough" it was. Having grown up making regular trips into Baltimore and DC, I had to chuckle.

I had few problems in Oakland other than being burglarized by the world's dumbest thief. (he stole my roommate's bike in favor of far more valuable stuff; when he came back for more stuff, he was caught, and the bike was found in his apartment).

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XemaSab

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Wed Sep-10-08 12:12 AM
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21. I was born and raised in Oakland

and it's got a MUCH rougher reputation than it deserves.

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Starry Messenger

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Wed Sep-10-08 08:46 AM
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27. Hey!

I've lived in Oakland since 1992, I love it here. It gets an unfair shake, doesn't it? I live in Fruitvale.

MPK

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jonnyblitz

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Wed Sep-10-08 11:18 AM
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37. I used to work at the Naval Supply Center in my navy days there

but stayed in barracks on Treasure Island near the bridge before i got a cheap studio on the edges of the tenderloin in SF. this was in the early 90's.

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JVS

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Tue Sep-09-08 09:41 PM
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7. Detroit

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HEyHEY

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Tue Sep-09-08 09:57 PM
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8. Where the weak are killed and eaten

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JVS

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Tue Sep-09-08 10:10 PM
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11. or flee to canada

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MrScorpio

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Wed Sep-10-08 12:50 AM
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23. In Detroit, nice guys don't finish

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Tuesday Afternoon

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Wed Sep-10-08 12:17 AM
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22. that was my first thought...

Motor City.

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Drunken Irishman

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Tue Sep-09-08 10:00 PM
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10. Ypsilanti, Michigan.

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1gobluedem

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Wed Sep-10-08 08:51 AM
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29. Why?

I have worked in Ypsilanti for seventeen years without incident. It's actually a very nice place.

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Drunken Irishman

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Wed Sep-10-08 01:19 PM
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43. I was just jokin'.

;)

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MrCoffee

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Wed Sep-10-08 11:14 AM
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35. Ypsi is fantastic

Ann Arbor ain't got nothing on Ypsi.

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bluesbassman

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Tue Sep-09-08 10:25 PM
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12. South Central/Compton

http://www.streetgangs.com/maps/southla_turf.html

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Celeborn Skywalker

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Tue Sep-09-08 10:36 PM
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13. Most dangerous neighborhoods;

1. Watts, LA.
2. North St. Louis
3. North Philly

In my experience, these places are the worst.

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BOSSHOG

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Wed Sep-10-08 08:55 AM
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30. I grew up in North Philly in the early 60's.

Great place to get your ass kicked for no apparent reason.

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Celeborn Skywalker

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Wed Sep-10-08 09:00 AM
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32. The city

doesn't pick up residents' trash there anymore, due to the violence. They are responsible for taking their garbage to the dump.

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Duppers

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Tue Sep-09-08 10:46 PM
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14. Here ya go: Safest and Most Dangerous U.S. Cities, 2007

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0921299.html

Hubby's hometown, Memphis, is no. 8.

What's the largest town in Mississippi? Memphis! ;)

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yellowdogintexas

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Tue Sep-09-08 11:06 PM
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17. Little Rock ? Number 13.? Ahead of NEWARK??? you have got to be kidding

me. GEEZ Miami isn't even on there?

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Duppers

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Tue Sep-09-08 11:12 PM
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19. Geez is right! Scratch that list.

sorry.

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LostinVA

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Wed Sep-10-08 11:20 AM
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38. Camden and Irivington, NJ are worse than Newark

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lost-in-nj

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Wed Sep-10-08 03:43 PM
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47. Camden is at #5

it used to be #1

:hi:

lost

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LostinVA

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Wed Sep-10-08 09:37 PM
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49. I just checked -- the town where you live is #3

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BeachBaby

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Wed Sep-10-08 09:54 PM
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52. I got mugged in Camden in March of 2006

coming out of the Rutgers Law Library.

Usually there are cops around, but I didn't see any....so I took a look around, walked across the street to the lot, got to my car and was putting the key in the lock when I felt something sharp pointing into the small of my back.

Obviously, I survived - but I haven't been there since.

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LostinVA

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Wed Sep-10-08 10:03 PM
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53. Dear God, you must have a death wish!

Someone sent me a"You Must Be from Jersey" list once that had: "If you're from South Jersey, you make believe Camden doesn't exist. If you're from North Jersey, you make believe Newark doesn't exist. Both of you know Central Jersey doesn't exist."

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pitohui

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Wed Sep-10-08 10:35 PM
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56. yeah that list is strictly for entertainment purposes only

in my humble view per capita gary is #1, new orleans is # 2...detroit and memphis, don't even try to get me scared

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pitohui

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Wed Sep-10-08 10:33 PM
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55. that largest town in mississippi, memphis, sure do love to brag

every time i go up there (which is frequently) i have to listen to claims that they have more of the good old lashings of ultra violence than new orleans

puh-lease

yes, you should use common sense there but the good folk of memphis take more pride in their crime rate than is strictly warranted in my humble view

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Fenris

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Tue Sep-09-08 11:05 PM
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16. Sadly, it's Detroit.

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Ptah

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Tue Sep-09-08 11:06 PM
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18. Browning, Montana. n/t

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orleans

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Wed Sep-10-08 12:59 AM
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24. kissimmeeorelse. n/t

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enigmatic

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Wed Sep-10-08 01:09 AM
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25. Dayton can be nasty after dark

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Tektonik

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Wed Sep-10-08 02:38 AM
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26. Lake View Terrace motherfuckers!

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HEyHEY

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Wed Sep-10-08 12:01 PM
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40. Sounds rough

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Tektonik

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Wed Sep-10-08 12:02 PM
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42. Hell yea

http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/lakeviewterrace/

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Orsino

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Wed Sep-10-08 08:50 AM
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28. Washington, D.C

Other towns will cut you, but the District of Columbia eats your soul, and makes you watch, and smile all the while.

L.A. is probably the runner-up, for similar reasons.

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old mark

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Wed Sep-10-08 02:12 PM
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44. All that damn

"gun control" bullshit, too.

mark

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truedelphi

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Wed Sep-10-08 10:37 PM
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57. I've heard that in LA innocent women over the age of 50 are simply grabbed and forcibly

Plastic surgeoned.

Whether they are willing or not!!

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XNASA

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Wed Sep-10-08 08:56 AM
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31. Detroit, St. Louis, Memphis

Take your pick. Highest murder and aggravated assault rates.

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HEyHEY

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Wed Sep-10-08 12:02 PM
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41. Really? Memphis?

The other two seem obvious, but I had no idea Memphis had problems.

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Celeborn Skywalker

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Wed Sep-10-08 02:22 PM
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45. Memphis is awful.

I believe the Memphis metropolitan area is the most violent in the country.

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noonwitch

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Wed Sep-10-08 11:09 AM
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33. Detroit

Our hockey arena is named after a boxer.

Things are looking up for Detroit, now that Kwame is on his way out.

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Symarip

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Wed Sep-10-08 11:12 AM
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34. Baltimore probably followed by DC

Since moving to these parts, I can say first hand, you have to be a tough cookie to walk the streets of Baltimore.

Which I do because I'm super tough.

(hold me)

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begin_within

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Wed Sep-10-08 11:16 AM
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36. Apparently, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Blue_Tires

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Wed Sep-10-08 11:21 AM
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39. in my experience:

1. East St. Louis
2. Detroit
3. SE Washington D.C. and the border of P.G. County
4. Newark
5. Baltimore

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otherlander

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Wed Sep-10-08 03:40 PM
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46. Camden, anyone?

Edited on Wed Sep-10-08 03:50 PM by otherlander

:shrug:

On edit: The one in NJ

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MountainLaurel

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Wed Sep-10-08 03:45 PM
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48. New Orleans

Which definitely has its feral elements, not to mention an ineffective and understaffed police force.

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JackBeck

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Wed Sep-10-08 09:38 PM
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50. My money would be on Camden.

I travel a lot across the country and from what I've seen, Camden is clearly #1.

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skipos

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Wed Sep-10-08 09:48 PM
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51. Detroit. We just booted our awful mayor. Maybe it is a turning point. nt

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KitchenWitch

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Wed Sep-10-08 10:03 PM
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54. Mission Viejo, California...

I keed I keed.

:P

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Lil Missy

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Wed Sep-10-08 10:38 PM
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58. Right now, I am thinking it's Omaha.

Lots of ugly and hateful shit coming down the last couple weeks.

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