Wednesday, February 20, 2013

mean towns

HE MOST DANGEROUS CITIES IN AMERICA: HOW PINE BLUFF COMPARES


Small town: Last year there were 18 murders alone in Pine Bluff which has a population of just 49,000
U.S. cities and metropolitan areas were ranked by serious crime rates per-capita
1. Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan
2. Pine Bluff, Arkansas
3. Flint, Michigan
4. Memphis, Tennessee/ Mississippi/Arkansas
5. Stockton, California
6. New Orleans, Louisiana
7. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
8. Little Rock, Arkansas
9. Mobile, Alabama
10. Jackson, Tennessee

2 comments:

Galla Creek said...

Wow, we have two in the top ten. Land of what kind of opportunity? murder and mayhem?

Sister--Fleta said...

The teacher can't count. Arkansas has THREE in the top ten. Probably did not count Memphis. In fact, Arkansas is the only state that appears three times on this list.