Bessemer City, Alabama comes in 1st place in the Criminal Destruction race* for cities in the >25K population bracket.
Many of the top crime cities are Southern.
Bessemer City has a 20.3% white population. Maybe there is a correlation?
*pun? you decide.
Via: Liberty Daily
Correlation? Nah, CAN’T be that. Must be a coincidence, I’m thinking.
Haven’t experienced all the other cities, but I grew up around Cleveland, and MOST of the serious crime occurs in the Vibrant, Diverse sections of the city. Crime in Cleveland, where we used to own a house, in West Park neighborhood, is really low. Some theft, vandalism.
Course, it helps that when the city decided that all city employees – including cops and firemen, had to live in the city, most of them settled in the West Park neighborhood. We were surrounded by people who owned guns, and knew how to use them.
And, a lot of union guys, in trades like pipefitters, plumbers, and constructions. Big guys. Used to using their physical size to settle disputes.
Since then, I’ve learned an important aspect to looking for a house – look for neighborhoods that don’t have a public housing parked nearby, stay away from those places with a lot of check cashing places, and look for well-maintained gardens, flags flying, and other signs of a well-managed neighborhood culture.
“Since then, I’ve learned…”
Good advice. I’ll just add – stay out of the city if possible.