“NYC IS THE SAFEST LARGE CITY IN THE UNITED STATES......BY FAR!”
BS. New York is crime central. All “fly over country” cities are far better.
How about we try some actual facts instead of basing our opinion on movies from the '80s, hmm? Violent crimes per 100,000 population, 2010:
Detroit ............................... 1,887.4 St. Louis ............................. 1,747.1 Memphis ............................... 1,541.5 Oakland ............................... 1,529.6 Baltimore ............................. 1,455.8 Stocon ................................ 1,380.9 Buffal................................. 1,357.5 Clevelan............................... 1,296.8 Washington............................. 1,241.1 Philadelphia........................... 1,189.4 Kansas City ........................... 1,139.5 Nashville ............................. 1,134.9 Miami ................................. 1,107.7 Tulsa ................................. 1,094.0 Cincinnati ............................ 1,085.6 Atlanta ............................... 1,071.6 Minneapolis ........................... 1,053.7 Milwaukee ............................. 1,044.5 Newark ................................ 1,029.0 Houston ................................. 986.1 Oklahoma City ........................... 927.5 Toledo .................................. 904.2 Boston .................................. 903.5 Pittsburgh .............................. 898.5 Las Vegas ............................... 893.0 Sacramento .............................. 870.3 Anchorage ............................... 837.7 Wichita ................................. 802.9 Albuquerque ............................. 786.8 St. Paul ................................ 751.2 New Orleans ............................. 727.7 Corpus Christi .......................... 719.2 Columbus ................................ 705.2 San Francisco ........................... 702.1 Dallas .................................. 701.0 Mobile .................................. 667.0 Jacksonville ............................ 665.0 Tucson .................................. 631.9 Bakersfield ............................. 631.0 Fresno .................................. 625.9 Tampa ................................... 623.9 Charlotte-Mecklenburg ................... 613.1 San Antonio ............................. 605.8 Long Beach .............................. 588.4 Greensboro .............................. 587.8 Louisville Metro......................... 585.8 New York ................................ 581.7 Fort Worth .............................. 575.1 Lexington ............................... 574.5 Seattle ................................. 566.8 Los Angeles ............................. 559.2 Denver .................................. 542.1 Portland ................................ 540.6 Phoenix ................................. 518.1 Arlington ............................... 501.7 Colorado Springs ........................ 491.8 Omaha ................................... 487.1 Lincoln ................................. 484.5 Riverside ............................... 479.7 Austin .................................. 475.9 El Paso ................................. 458.3 Aurora .................................. 446.1 Santa Ana ............................... 443.8 San Diego ............................... 427.6 Raleigh ................................. 414.6 Mesa .................................... 395.4 Anaheim ................................. 343.0 San Jose ................................ 331.4 Fort Wayne .............................. 290.3 Honolulu ................................ 268.1 Henderson ............................... 205.5 Virginia Beach .......................... 188.1 Plano ................................... 180.8 Chicago ................................. NA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_cities_by_crime_rate