These Are America’s 10 Most Dangerous Small Cities

http://www.movoto.com ^ | March 26, 2014 | Randy Nelson

[HiTech RedNeck]

michigan redneck city

[Red Badger]

1. Wilmington, DE Mayor Dennis P. Williams (Party Unlisted)

2. Canton, OH Mayor William J. Healy II, (D)

3. Jackson, TN, Mayor Jerry Gist, (Party Unlisted)

4. Rocky Mount, NC, Mayor David W. Combs, (Party Unlisted)

5. North Little Rock, AR, Mayor Joe Smith, (Party Unlisted)

6. Pensacola, FL, Mayor Ashton J. Hayward (D)

7. Daytona Beach, FL, Mayor Derrick L. Henry (Party Unlisted)

8. Homestead, FL, Mayor Jeff Porter (D)

9. Lauderhill, FL Mayor Richard J. Kaplan (D)

10. Warner Robins, GA, Mayor Randy Toms (Party Unlisted) NOTE: In Florida, a municipal office is a 'non-partisan' office and candidates may not list a party affiliation on any governmental provided media....................

[Red Badger]

see post #82

[Lion Den Dan]

Share the demographics.

[Red Badger]

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[riri]

I went to school in FL for two years. Got out as soon as I could. (originally from NY as well, upstate).

I agree. In certain areas, you just feel it. It's a vibe. I feel it immediately in most places in Florida. There are places that feel safer than others but like you said, one exit down it can easily switch into a whole other world.

I always say Florida has two kinds of people. The people who made their money (and lots of it) somewhere else and brought it there and the people who wait on and service them. Typically people who ran away from themselves and their problems elsewhere only to find them again just with more sunshine and better weather.

[Jim Noble]

Thing I noticed with Florida, especially South Florida, was how close the "good" neighborhoods were to the "ghetto"

Well, I guess that was my point.

Look at Palm Beach as an example. Ostentatious wealth in walking distance to some serious ghetto.

[DCBryan1]

re: My mayor:

5. North Little Rock, AR, Mayor Joe Smith, (INDEPENDENT)

[Red Badger]

I found it difficult to locate the party affiliation of most mayors. Some had previous offices that allowed party affiliation to be posted others did not. Florida does not use party affiliations for municipal elections, being a ‘non-partisan’ office...............

[Scoutmaster]

I spent a few moments on Bing.

Wilmington, DE Mayor Dennis P. Williams, Jackson, TN, Mayor Jerry Gist, North Little Rock, AR, Mayor Joe Smith, Daytona Beach, FL, and Mayor Derrick L. Henry are all Democrats.

Rocky Mount, NC, Mayor David W. Combs is a Republican.

I can't find a party affiliation for Warner Robins, GA, Mayor Randy Toms anywhere. No election results or subsequent news articles appear to list it. None of the Toms campaign materials I've found list a party affiliation, nor does his campaign Facebook page. His campaign website domain, www.randytomsformayor.com, has expired and is not available on the wayback machine. When a candidate doesn't list his party affiliated in the southeast, it smells like Democrat.

[Jim Noble]

The mayors of Portland OR and Burlington VT are Democrats.

Perhaps there's more to it then political party?

[Scoutmaster]

I'm certain there's more to it than political party.

However, it's interesting to note that out of the ten cities eight mayors are Democrats, one is a Republican, and one mayor's party affiliation is unknown.

[Fledermaus]

This is true.

[Clemenza]

Lauderhill is an nteresting case: From the late 1960s/early 70s until the early 90s it was filled with Jewish retirees from the northeast.Eventually the Caribbean folk who took care of said retirees mved into the rentals, and as the elderly Jewish folk died off, the Caribs took over the condos and houses as well.

[Red Badger]

I lived in Margate 77-80....................

[AppyPappy]

The whole area of Rocky Mount, Roanoke Rapids and Henderson NC has been hit hard by companies going south.

[ObamahatesPACoal]

Joe Biden was correct.

http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/delaware-feature/62558-slavery-at-the-root-of-wilmingtons-gun-violence-

Shabazz calls the city’s violence a “pandemic” that’s spreading among youth as they become “desensitized” to violence, due to generations of inequality dating back to slavery.