Crime In The News

Gemme · 09-25-2011, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ruffryder_0187

So I always see news about crimes being committed and thought I would start a thread where we can post about current crimes and discuss them or just discuss anything regarding crime, share news and sites.

Top 20 Highest Murder Rate US Cities (City-Data.com)

1. North Omaha, NE
2. Aurora, IL
3. Houston, TX
4. Miami, FL
5. Atlanta, GA
6. Los Angeles, CA
7. Dallas, TX
8. Jacksonville, FL
9. Orlando, FL
10. South St. Petersburg, FL
11. Denver, CO
12. Macon, GA
13. Tampa, FL
14. Memphis, TN
15. Jackson, MS
16. Colorado Springs, CO
17. New Orleans, LA
18. Birmingham, AL
19. Tucson, AZ
20. Phoenix, AZ

Crimes in every category has declined in the past year. I am surprised that more TX cities by the border of Mexico did not make this list. I am not surprised to see several FL cities on the list. I always hear about crime in this state and crimes on law enforcement officials especially.

North Omaha???

Aurora, IL???

Over MIAMI???

dixie · 09-25-2011, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemme

North Omaha???

Aurora, IL???

Over MIAMI???

I was thinking the same thing.

ruffryder · 09-26-2011, 07:13 PM

That is just for murder rates. It is crazy isn't it? Considering I only tend to hear about FL all the time on the news. I wonder if in Omaha and Aurora, IL the murderer goes unknown perhaps and maybe they just find victims but do not know who committed the crime? It is weird. I've looked for other sites to compare the findings but haven't found any yet. Anyone feel free to post any statistics you may find regarding this or any other crimes. I would say, just my opinion, that Miami probably beats out the other two when all crimes are considered especially burglaries and robberies.

I found a link for registered sex offenders. http://www.city-data.com/so/sexoffenders.html

ruffryder · 09-26-2011, 07:29 PM

a 96 yr. old... wow!

First Coast News
Sep 26,2011 at 11:41 AM EST
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- The 96-year-old woman arrested for killing her nephew will remain in jail with no bond.

The shooting happened Sunday night at a home on John Street, though it was initially reported as a heart attack.

Police found 53-year-old John W. Rice on the floor of a bedroom with evidence of a shooting.

According to Officer Mark Samson with the St. Augustine Police Department, investigators determined Rice's aunt, 96-year-old Amanda Rice Stevenson, had shot him once with a .357 magnum. She was in another bedroom when police were in the home.

Neighbors like Debra Dillinger are calling this a tragedy.

"It's really sad because he's a nice man," said neighbor Debra Dillinger. "He's helped us and we've helped him over the years."

Several people who live nearby said the family was working to put Stevenson into a nursing home because she had become combative and angry.

ruffryder · 09-27-2011, 09:53 PM

Do you think sex offenders should be required to live together in a certain area or community, why or why not?

tapu · 09-28-2011, 08:55 AM

I think North Omaha is tied up in large proportion with rival gangs. Drugs from Detroit fuel the violence. Just what I've heard from obsessively following crime on the Internet.

tapu · 09-28-2011, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by ruffryder_0187

Do you think sex offenders should be required to live together in a certain area or community, why or why not?

What zone is this in? And where's that exit?

tapu · 09-28-2011, 09:02 AM

RE: Aurora, Illinois.

It doesn't surprise me to see an Illinois city on the list, but I would've thought somewhere farther south than Aurora. Southern Illinois has a region called "Little Egypt" (you may have heard of Cairo, IL, one of the larger towns there). That part of Illinois has a huge gun culture and feud culture, originally between families and groups of families but now more evident in organized gangs. Little Egypt is nowhere you'd want to live. (I have family there. Neat, huh?)

So, some of that culture must spread into the rest of Illinois. Maybe that's why Aurora. Also, drugs and guns from Detroit would be a factor.

I'm surprised, actually, that Detroit doesn't make the list! It's like Beirut--ever seen it?

Jett · 09-28-2011, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Gemme

North Omaha???

Aurora, IL???

Over MIAMI???

I think the statistics must be per capita... not that there are more total murders persay

Gemme · 09-28-2011, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ruffryder

a 96 yr. old... wow!

If a toddler can shoot a rifle, then a 96 year old can shoot a .357.

http://www.stylelist.com/tag/toddler...ring-drug-deal

tapu · 09-28-2011, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Jett

I think the statistics must be per capita... not that there are more total murders persay

Yes, per capita.

As an afterthought to what I posted above about Aurora, I meant to say Detroit and Chicago guns and drugs. Aurora may be the gang center for Chicago. Looks like it.

tapu · 09-28-2011, 04:13 PM

YOu know what surprises me about that city list? Omaha and Chicago gang communities are on there, but not LA's Compton?? Or East LA??

Weird. They must be settling down out there.

oh, missed it: it's listed as just LA.

ruffryder · 09-29-2011, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ruffryder

Do you think sex offenders should be required to live together in a certain area or community, why or why not?

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Originally Posted by tapu

What zone is this in? And where's that exit?

LOL. I wonder if this will bring more problems instead of helping a community..

ruffryder · 09-29-2011, 10:54 AM

Any weird laws you heard of are that are in your community..

For example: there is one that can get you arrested for wearing saggy pants. guess i better grab a belt!

Gemme · 10-01-2011, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ruffryder

Any weird laws you heard of are that are in your community..

For example: there is one that can get you arrested for wearing saggy pants. guess i better grab a belt!

In FL, it's still on the books that you can't tie your elephant to the post outside of a bar.

09-26-2011, 07:29 PM	#4
ruffryder Senior Member How Do You Identify?: FTM Preferred Pronoun?: guy ones Relationship Status: ... Join Date: May 2011 Location: chillin' in FL Posts: 3,690 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 21,951 Thanked 9,679 Times in 2,875 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	96 year old murders nephew. a 96 yr. old... wow! First Coast News Sep 26,2011 at 11:41 AM EST ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- The 96-year-old woman arrested for killing her nephew will remain in jail with no bond. The shooting happened Sunday night at a home on John Street, though it was initially reported as a heart attack. Police found 53-year-old John W. Rice on the floor of a bedroom with evidence of a shooting. According to Officer Mark Samson with the St. Augustine Police Department, investigators determined Rice's aunt, 96-year-old Amanda Rice Stevenson, had shot him once with a .357 magnum. She was in another bedroom when police were in the home. Neighbors like Debra Dillinger are calling this a tragedy. "It's really sad because he's a nice man," said neighbor Debra Dillinger. "He's helped us and we've helped him over the years." Several people who live nearby said the family was working to put Stevenson into a nursing home because she had become combative and angry.

09-28-2011, 08:55 AM	#6
tapu Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Understated butch. Preferred Pronoun?: I Relationship Status: Party of One Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Maine Posts: 1,654 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,324 Thanked 3,114 Times in 1,103 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	I think North Omaha is tied up in large proportion with rival gangs. Drugs from Detroit fuel the violence. Just what I've heard from obsessively following crime on the Internet. __________________ Really? That's not funny to you?

09-28-2011, 09:02 AM	#8
tapu Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Understated butch. Preferred Pronoun?: I Relationship Status: Party of One Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Maine Posts: 1,654 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,324 Thanked 3,114 Times in 1,103 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	RE: Aurora, Illinois. It doesn't surprise me to see an Illinois city on the list, but I would've thought somewhere farther south than Aurora. Southern Illinois has a region called "Little Egypt" (you may have heard of Cairo, IL, one of the larger towns there). That part of Illinois has a huge gun culture and feud culture, originally between families and groups of families but now more evident in organized gangs. Little Egypt is nowhere you'd want to live. (I have family there. Neat, huh?) So, some of that culture must spread into the rest of Illinois. Maybe that's why Aurora. Also, drugs and guns from Detroit would be a factor. I'm surprised, actually, that Detroit doesn't make the list! It's like Beirut--ever seen it? __________________ Really? That's not funny to you?

09-28-2011, 04:13 PM	#12
tapu Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Understated butch. Preferred Pronoun?: I Relationship Status: Party of One Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Maine Posts: 1,654 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,324 Thanked 3,114 Times in 1,103 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	YOu know what surprises me about that city list? Omaha and Chicago gang communities are on there, but not LA's Compton?? Or East LA?? Weird. They must be settling down out there. oh, missed it: it's listed as just LA. __________________ Really? That's not funny to you?

09-26-2011, 07:13 PM	#3
ruffryder Senior Member How Do You Identify?: FTM Preferred Pronoun?: guy ones Relationship Status: ... Join Date: May 2011 Location: chillin' in FL Posts: 3,690 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 21,951 Thanked 9,679 Times in 2,875 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	That is just for murder rates. It is crazy isn't it? Considering I only tend to hear about FL all the time on the news. I wonder if in Omaha and Aurora, IL the murderer goes unknown perhaps and maybe they just find victims but do not know who committed the crime? It is weird. I've looked for other sites to compare the findings but haven't found any yet. Anyone feel free to post any statistics you may find regarding this or any other crimes. I would say, just my opinion, that Miami probably beats out the other two when all crimes are considered especially burglaries and robberies. I found a link for registered sex offenders. http://www.city-data.com/so/sexoffenders.html

09-27-2011, 09:53 PM	#5
ruffryder Senior Member How Do You Identify?: FTM Preferred Pronoun?: guy ones Relationship Status: ... Join Date: May 2011 Location: chillin' in FL Posts: 3,690 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 21,951 Thanked 9,679 Times in 2,875 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Do you think sex offenders should be required to live together in a certain area or community, why or why not?

09-29-2011, 10:54 AM	#14
ruffryder Senior Member How Do You Identify?: FTM Preferred Pronoun?: guy ones Relationship Status: ... Join Date: May 2011 Location: chillin' in FL Posts: 3,690 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 21,951 Thanked 9,679 Times in 2,875 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Any weird laws you heard of are that are in your community.. For example: there is one that can get you arrested for wearing saggy pants. guess i better grab a belt!