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re: Chicago's bloody 2016 ends with 762 homicides — the biggest spike in 60 years
Posted on 1/2/17 at 12:58 pm to Easy
Posted on 1/2/17 at 12:58 pm to Easy
quote:No it doesn't. Not even close.
Salt Lake has one of the highest violent crime rates in the country.
Did you bother to compare it to other cities?
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Posted on 1/2/17 at 12:59 pm to Easy
You used Salt Lake in a conversation about murders, and linked to data showing only 8 murders in Salt Lake...
Posted on 1/2/17 at 1:01 pm to BeeFense5
It's certainly a big deal if you live in Chicago. If you live in Louisiana you should be more worried about your own backyard. Either way I don't see it as a national political issue that should overly concern a Louisiana centric audience to the extent that it does.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 1:01 pm to imjustafatkid
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You used Salt Lake in a conversation about murders, and linked to data showing only 8 murders in Salt Lake
Yeah that's part of the reason why I was asking him what his angle was
This post was edited on 1/2/17 at 1:02 pm
Posted on 1/2/17 at 1:02 pm to Easy
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Without looking I'd guess they had lower crime in the 90's than now.
i'll take that bet
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And other cities in the Midwest (Detroit, flint, St. Louis, etc) have all stayed high as well.
Flint doesn't have much easily-accessible data b/c it's not really a major city, but i'll keep looking
Posted on 1/2/17 at 1:02 pm to imjustafatkid
I responded to a specific comment regarding crime and violence. Please keep up.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 1:02 pm to Easy
quote:i actually agree with all of this
It's certainly a big deal if you live in Chicago. If you live in Louisiana you should be more worried about your own backyard. Either way I don't see it as a national political issue that should overly concern a Louisiana centric audience to the extent that it does.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 1:03 pm to Easy
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If you live in Louisiana you should be more worried about your own backyard. Either way I don't see it as a national political issue that should overly concern a Louisiana centric audience to the extent that it does.
our violent crime rates, across the country, are a major story for a bunch of reasons
one city, a super major one at that, suddenly and shockingly showing a major reversal in this trend, is noteworthy
Posted on 1/2/17 at 1:03 pm to PrimeTime Money
From the website I linked.
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With a crime rate of 106 per one thousand residents, Salt Lake City has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 9. Within Utah, more than 100% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Salt Lake City.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 1:04 pm to Easy
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It's certainly a big deal if you live in Chicago. If you live in Louisiana you should be more worried about your own backyard. Either way I don't see it as a national political issue that should overly concern a Louisiana centric audience to the extent that it does.
It concerns me personally because I travel to Chicago multiple times a year and just went again in October
Also how in the hell do you think this is not a political issue?
Posted on 1/2/17 at 1:04 pm to Easy
It's important to know the reasons behind the spike in murders so that your own city could prevent it from happening there.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 1:04 pm to Easy
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It's certainly a big deal if you live in Chicago. If you live in Louisiana you should be more worried about your own backyard. Either way I don't see it as a national political issue that should overly concern a Louisiana centric audience to the extent that it does.
You don't see the big deal with a major American city boasting one of the most strict gun control policies (laws that liberals want to replicate nationally) having a huge spike in firearm related murders?
Posted on 1/2/17 at 1:05 pm to SlowFlowPro
It's noteworthy because Obama is from Chicago. That's all this has been about.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 1:05 pm to upgrayedd
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You don't see the big deal with a major American city boasting one of the most strict gun control policies (laws that liberals want to replicate nationally) having a huge spike in firearm related murders?
exactly. But he says this isn't worthy of political discussion
Posted on 1/2/17 at 1:06 pm to Easy
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It's noteworthy because Obama is from Chicago. That's all this has been about.
Wut
Posted on 1/2/17 at 1:06 pm to Easy
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It's certainly a big deal if you live in Chicago. If you live in Louisiana you should be more worried about your own backyard. Either way I don't see it as a national political issue that should overly concern a Louisiana centric audience to the extent that it does.
Well, it's important to study these trends, outcomes, laws, and other factors as to not repeat the same mistakes as Chicago here in your backyard
Posted on 1/2/17 at 1:06 pm to Easy
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It's noteworthy because Obama is from Chicago. That's all this has been about.
I bet if Mr. Obama ran for mayor of Chicago, the gun violence would drop to zero.
They wouldn't want to disappoint Mr. Obama.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 1:07 pm to Easy
quote:That's lazy and comparing apples to oranges.
From the website I linked
Posted on 1/2/17 at 1:09 pm to upgrayedd
You don't think that it's a big deal that the two largest American cities with the nations most strict gun laws are at all time lows for violent crime?
Posted on 1/2/17 at 1:10 pm to PrimeTime Money
Comparing salt lake to other American cities of any size? Ok.
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