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Willravel · 12-10-2008, 03:54 PM

Correction:
Mac: The highest crime rate in the US belongs to Detroit. Violent crime was at 2,289 out [for every 100,000 people in 2007 (I missed that part)]. That means that you have about a [1 in 43] chance of being victimized. Of course the murder rate was only 46. So you have about a [1 in 2,173] chance of being in a situation where it's kill or be killed. Or are you going to shoot someone that tries to take $60 from your wallet?

And this is in Detroit, a city much more dangerous than Baltimore. The violent crime rate per 100,000 people in Baltimore is only about 70% of that in Detroit (1,631/100,000). So no, your case isn't resting. The fact is that even in the most dangerous places in the US, statistically you're still safe.

12-10-2008, 03:54 PM	#161 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	Correction: Mac: The highest crime rate in the US belongs to Detroit. Violent crime was at 2,289 out [for every 100,000 people in 2007 (I missed that part)]. That means that you have about a [1 in 43] chance of being victimized. Of course the murder rate was only 46. So you have about a [1 in 2,173] chance of being in a situation where it's kill or be killed. Or are you going to shoot someone that tries to take $60 from your wallet? And this is in Detroit, a city much more dangerous than Baltimore. The violent crime rate per 100,000 people in Baltimore is only about 70% of that in Detroit (1,631/100,000). So no, your case isn't resting. The fact is that even in the most dangerous places in the US, statistically you're still safe.