Gary, IN had a murder rate of 48 murders per 100,000 people in 2006.
New York had a murder rate of 7.3 murders per 100,000 people in 2006.
Gary had the second highest murder rate in the country.
New Orleans had the highest………
70 murders per 100,000 people, 25% higher then second place.
CNN is reporting on the crime and they are saying NO is on track to hit 200 this year (161 last year). However, they are wrong, they say NO is at 137 so far, in reality NO is in the 150s already. I think 151 was this past weekend, family of 5 Vietnamese shot in the East, 2 dead 3 wounded, home invasion robbery.
I had a coworker tell me how he was watching the news about Katrina and they said there had been 150 murders SINCE Katrina, and he was appalled at that number. I had to explain to him that it was not since Katrina, just this year. I guess he will stop telling me about the “high crime rate” in Greenville now.
In other commentary, how about a travelogue?
As everyone knows I am in Greenville, MS. Two years ago I was in Ruston, LA for about a month. Then I ended up in Clemson, SC (actually I lived in Seneca and worked in Clemson and spent a chunk of time in Greenville, South Carolina that is) for 9 months or so before heading back to NO before making this little move.
My sister, Melissa, went from Ruston to Jackson, MS for 4 months and then back home. My parents ended up from Ruston to Alexandria and then back home.
La ended up in Monroe for a shortwhile and then caved in on her southern departure and went back to the Chicago area.
Jacqueline went to Houston, then Memphis, then Athens, GA, and now Washington, DC.
Leslie may be the most travelled, she went to Leesvile, LA (and got whacked by Rita) and then Blacksburg, VA, and finally settled in San Antonio with pretty much a whole new life.
Elena got run out of town and had to finally give in and move to Houston with Beau.
My old boss, Devron, ended up settling in at Clemson, and decided not to retire.
I think that is a cursory overview of some of the traveling in the last two weeks.
In other commentary, how about a travelogue?
As everyone knows I am in Greenville, MS. Two years ago I was in Ruston, LA for about a month. Then I ended up in Clemson, SC (actually I lived in Seneca and worked in Clemson and spent a chunk of time in Greenville, South Carolina that is) for 9 months or so before heading back to NO before making this little move.
My sister, Melissa, went from Ruston to Jackson, MS for 4 months and then back home. My parents ended up from Ruston to Alexandria and then back home.
La ended up in Monroe for a shortwhile and then caved in on her southern departure and went back to the Chicago area.
Jacqueline went to Houston, then Memphis, then Athens, GA, and now Washington, DC.
Leslie may be the most travelled, she went to Leesvile, LA (and got whacked by Rita) and then Blacksburg, VA, and finally settled in San Antonio with pretty much a whole new life.
Elena got run out of town and had to finally give in and move to Houston with Beau.
My old boss, Devron, ended up settling in at Clemson, and decided not to retire.
I think that is a cursory overview of some of the traveling in the last two weeks.
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Another anecdote for your travelogue:
Before succombing to my current fate in Chicago for about a decade, my aunt offered a place to stay and to hang out after my fall classes, since I didn't know what I should do...thinking maybe it was time to move there and be a part of the experimental art scenes, work in a gallery, or at the very least bond with my estranged aunt, fall in love with opera again, and hang out with Michael, I decided to check out NYC for a couple weeks.....half of which was the MTA strike. Yes...some friends decided not to go near me until I proved I wouldn't cause disasters wherever I went.....
I think I'm ok to travel with again.
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