Hey, Meddle, you're only 3rd on the list!

CAMDEN, New Jersey (AP) -- For the second year in a row this destitute city of Camden, New Jersey, has been named the nation's most dangerous, according to a company's annual ranking based on crime statistics.

Last year, the distinction seemed to hurt city boosters' feelings more than it harmed revitalization efforts. This time, city leaders are offended by the ranking, calling it unfair.

"We're doing so many nice things now. It's unfortunate that somebody always wants to bad-mouth Camden," Mayor Gwendolyn Faison said.

The city took the top spot last year from Detroit, which remained No. 2 in the most dangerous city rankings, to be released Monday by Morgan Quitno Press.

The Lawrence, Kansas-based company publishes "City Crime Rankings," an annual reference book.

Listed as the most dangerous cities are: Camden, New Jersey; Detroit, Michigan; St. Louis, Missouri; Flint, Michigan; Richmond, Virginia; Baltimore, Maryland; Atlanta, Georgia; New Orleans, Louisiana; Gary, Indiana; Birmingham, Alabama.

At the other end of the scale, the safest are named as: Newton, Massachusetts; Clarkstown, New York; Amherst, New York; Mission Viejo, California; Brick Township, New Jersey; Troy, Michigan; Thousand Oaks, California; Round Rock, Texas; Lake Forest, California; Cary, North Carolina.
Development projects

Camden, a former industrial city across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, is known for a history of corrupt politicians, drug-dealing and murders. It has been among the Top 10 in the most dangerous city rankings in each of the eight years Morgan Quitno released them. By most measures it is also among the nation's poorest.

The state has poured $175 million into the city to spur development projects and take over parts of its government, the city's aquarium doubled in size and a new library and technology center were built. Tourism continues to increase along the river, home to the aquarium, an amphitheater, a minor-league baseball park and a retired battleship.

But about 100 fewer prospective students than expected attended Rutgers University's downtown campus last year, something Provost Roger Dennis attributes to the crime ranking and a serial rapist who assaulted women near and on campus last fall.

Police are now using computers to try to track crime trends, and more officers are patrolling the city's neighborhoods.

Authorities say that has helped drive down the most serious crimes by 18 percent in the first 10 months of 2005 compared with the same period a year earlier.

Some residents say their neighborhoods feel a bit safer.

"I haven't heard that many gunshots," said Gracy Muniz, 22, a mother of three who lives in North Camden.

Critics note that Morgan Quitno's ranking is based on data from last year, when the city of 80,000 averaged a murder a week. Murders from January through October were down by 45 percent compared with the same period in 2004.

Scott Morgan, president of Morgan Quitno, said Friday that while the numbers may not be perfect, they are one of the only ways to compare crime in different cities.

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We've been higher than 3, so not too bad.

You guys wonder why I despise n1ggers.

I'd be willing to bet that if you look at the racial breakdown of those cities, you wouldn't be surprised.

racist overtones aside, camden is fucking crazy and also full of minorities

"I haven't heard that many gunshots," said Gracy Muniz, 22, a mother of three who lives in North Camden.

:rofl:

I'd be willing to bet that if you look at the racial breakdown of those cities, you wouldn't be surprised.

i wonder if there is a study correlating crimes with phallus size.........

The Lawrence, Kansas-based company publishes "City Crime Rankings," an annual reference book..


Home sweet home.


Camden NJ is the biggest shit hole ever. I used to live right accross the river.

IIRC wonner has spent some time in camden

wheres COMPTON!

i wonder if there is a study correlating crimes with phallus size.........

I was wondering how you would manage to tie the size of black dicks in with this.

Actually, I wonder that about every thread.

those high crime areas tend to have more blacks.

Hence..........

Camden NJ is the biggest shit hole ever. I used to live right accross the river.

IIRC wonner has spent some time in camden
Camden is the biggest shit-hole ever. I feel safer in the 'Badlands' of North Philly then I do in Camden. The state put $175mil. into the 'city'(waterfront) for tourism......but the rest of Camden is so fucked up; who would want to visit? You get lost and you might not make it out alive. I go to Camden almost everyday to meet my ride for work...and I'm always on guard. I think the county jail has a revolving door.

those high crime areas tend to have more blacks.

Hence..........

I don't think it has anything to do with dick size, it's more like lack of IQ.

i heard on that Dr. Drew sex advice radio talk show that penis size is inverse to IQ.......... same thing.

The only reason st louis makes the list is because the actual "St Louis city" is so tiny compared to other cities. Unlike chicaog and cities like that, we don't include the outlying areas. The is Metro St. Louis, St. Louois city and St. Louis county. Like 64% of "St. Louis City" is black. But its in a very small area. It only takes maybe 5-6 minutes to drive form one side of St. Louis City to the other from east to west on the highway. North to south takes maybe 10.

i heard on that Dr. Drew sex advice radio talk show that penis size is inverse to IQ...How do you explain me, then?

Or $100T2, allegedly.... :rofl:

Hell, even myself ;)

Lets make this easy. Move anyone under 18 out of high crime areas. That way eventually the thugs will kill each other off. And 22 year olds wont have three kids. Free abortions for the willing!

I feel safer in the 'Badlands' of North Philly .


*shudder*

I grew up close to there.
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