I looked up the crime rate in Whitwell and as expected it was lower than average. But then I saw that 1 out of every 63 people is a register sex offender? So I looked up other cites to compare. What is happening here?
According to our research of Tennessee and other state lists there were 27 registered sex offenders living in Whitwell, Tennessee as of April 02, 2016.
The ratio of number of residents in Whitwell to the number of sex offenders is 63 to 1.
Read more: http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Whitwell-Tennessee.html#ixzz44izxrqQj
According to our research of California and other state lists there were 579 registered sex offenders living in San Francisco as of April 02, 2016.
The ratio of number of residents in San Francisco to the number of sex offenders is 1,426 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.
Read more: http://www.city-data.com/so/so-San-Francisco-California.html#ixzz44j18JuLO
According to our research of District of Columbia and other state lists there were 14 registered sex offenders living in Washington as of April 02, 2016.
The ratio of number of residents in Washington to the number of sex offenders is 45,166 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is a lot smaller than the state average.
Read more: http://www.city-data.com/so/so-Washington-District-of-Columbia.html#ixzz44j1h5Ewo
According to our research of California and other state lists there were 13 registered sex offenders living in West Hollywood as of April 02, 2016.
The ratio of number of residents in West Hollywood to the number of sex offenders is 2,675 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is a lot smaller than the state average.
Read more: http://www.city-data.com/so/so-West-Hollywood-California.html#ixzz44j2uPdOe
14 in WDC? Clearly either wrong, or counting differently and wrong.
The ratio of number of residents in San Francisco to the number of sex offenders is 1,426 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.
I don't know about your other cities, but having lived near SF for decades, it is much easier to be classified as a sex offender almost anywhere else in the world than in SF.
Even the most extraordinary acts of public lewdness as treated as an attraction.