Chicago murderland

[MONEY]

Originally Posted by zico20

East St. Louis is not a place you want your car to break down, especially if you are white. The crime rate is off the charts, murder, robbery, assault, etc. They only have a population of 25,000, and it seems every one of them is a criminal. The population is 1.23 percent white, 97.74 black, the rest Hispanic or mixed.

You win

"#1. St. Louis, Missouri

Murder rate per 100k people: 59.29

Number of reported murders (2015): 188

Population: 317,095"

The 30 cities with the highest murder rates in the US
http://bismarcktribune.com/news/nati...0bda8e.html#31

[Inner Dirt]

Originally Posted by zico20

East St. Louis is not a place you want your car to break down, especially if you are white. The crime rate is off the charts, murder, robbery, assault, etc. They only have a population of 25,000, and it seems every one of them is a criminal. The population is 1.23 percent white, 97.74 black, the rest Hispanic or mixed.

I once went to an ATM there while driving across country, just following the Garmin. The bank was closed yet there was a security guard standing by the bank entrance next to the walk up ATM. the guard who was black asked me if I knew where I was, as it wasn't safe and pointed which direction to take to get out of town for the safety of myself and passenger. He said if anyone approached my vehicle keep moving until I hit I-70, even if I have to run a stop sign. He said a lot of people get tailed and robbed after using those machines.

[Inner Dirt]

Originally Posted by zico20

East St. Louis is not a place you want your car to break down, especially if you are white. The crime rate is off the charts, murder, robbery, assault, etc. They only have a population of 25,000, and it seems every one of them is a criminal. The population is 1.23 percent white, 97.74 black, the rest Hispanic or mixed.

Originally Posted by MONEY

You win

"#1. St. Louis, Missouri

Murder rate per 100k people: 59.29

Number of reported murders (2015): 188

Population: 317,095"

The 30 cities with the highest murder rates in the US
http://bismarcktribune.com/news/nati...0bda8e.html#31

East St Louis is across the river in Illinois, it has even a higher murder rate than St.Louis itself, it usually doesn't make a lot of high crime lists because of how small it is.

[Valuist]

Originally Posted by Actor

As a percentage of the population in Chicago is that particularly high compared to other cities?

Only compared to NYC and LA. But Chicago is NOT in the top 30 cities by murder rate. Here's the Top 10 for 2017 murder rate:

1. East St Louis, IL
2. Chester, PA
3. Gary, IN
4. St. Louis, MO
5. Baltimore, MD
6. Petersburg, VA
7. Flint, MI
8. Detroit, MI
9. New Orleans, LA
10. Camden, NJ

[Valuist]

Originally Posted by Inner Dirt

I once went to an ATM there while driving across country, just following the Garmin. The bank was closed yet there was a security guard standing by the bank entrance next to the walk up ATM. the guard who was black asked me if I knew where I was, as it wasn't safe and pointed which direction to take to get out of town for the safety of myself and passenger. He said if anyone approached my vehicle keep moving until I hit I-70, even if I have to run a stop sign. He said a lot of people get tailed and robbed after using those machines.

I have heard that 3% of all murders occur at, or directly near, ATM machines.

[Marshall Bennett]

Originally Posted by zico20

They only have a population of 25,000, and it seems every one of them is a criminal.

Are you sure these aren't Washington Democrat politicians?

[zico20]

Originally Posted by Lemon Drop Husker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrN54QXppKA

The Vacation movie scene occurred in St. Louis, MO, not in East St. Louis. Parts of north St. Louis are every bit as bad if not worse than East St. Louis.

[zico20]

Originally Posted by Valuist

Only compared to NYC and LA. But Chicago is NOT in the top 30 cities by murder rate. Here's the Top 10 for 2017 murder rate:

1. East St Louis, IL
2. Chester, PA
3. Gary, IN
4. St. Louis, MO
5. Baltimore, MD
6. Petersburg, VA
7. Flint, MI
8. Detroit, MI
9. New Orleans, LA
10. Camden, NJ

If you know which areas to avoid in St. Louis you are generally okay about getting killed. The south part of the city has burglaries and thefts, but the murder rates for the southern part are very low compared to north St. Louis.

[Lemon Drop Husker]

Originally Posted by zico20

If you know which areas to avoid in St. Louis you are generally okay about getting killed. The south part of the city has burglaries and thefts, but the murder rates for the southern part are very low compared to north St. Louis.

Note to self.

Don't get killed in St Louis.

[Actor]

Originally Posted by JustRalph

Holy crap! Did you just really ask that? In an attempt to rationalize 600 murders?

Not at all. Just wondering if we need to call out the guard for other cities as well.

[Tom]

When the locals fail in their most basic responsibilities, YES, it is time for the NG to step in and suspend civil liberties for all until the animals are rounded up and put down.

[Marshall Bennett]

Listing cities by murder rate can be misleading. While cities might not appear high up on it, they contain pockets of extreme intensity that get widespread attention. Chicago's southside is one of those. Memphis and Atlanta have theirs. In all cases blacks are the prime victims. Not sure if a remedy exist without force that results in deaths, and huge amounts of arrest. Again, this would result in cries of racism. So perhaps if the killings remain contained to these prominent locations, why would anyone venture there to intervene and themselves become a statistic?

[woodtoo]

Originally Posted by Marshall Bennett

Listing cities by murder rate can be misleading. While cities might not appear high up on it, they contain pockets of extreme intensity that get widespread attention. Chicago's southside is one of those. Memphis and Atlanta have theirs. In all cases blacks are the prime victims. Not sure if a remedy exist without force that results in deaths, and huge amounts of arrest. Again, this would result in cries of racism. So perhaps if the killings remain contained to these prominent locations, why would anyone venture there to intervene and themselves become a statistic?

When arresting murderers is seen as racist you are entering a brave new world
called the twilight zone.

[woodtoo]

Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin suggests sending in UN peacekeepers (Blue Helmuts) in the face of what he calls "quiet genocide."

CBS news Chicago

[Tom]

Chicago will eat the UN for lunch!
Those Blue Helmets will be the new gang colors within 30 days.