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Safest City -- Amherst NY, Most Dangerous - Detroit
Morgan Quinto ^ | 12-21-01

Posted on 12/21/2001 9:53:14 PM PST by Dan from Michigan

Morgan Quitno's 8th Annual Safest City Award in Safest Rank Order

Morgan Quitno's Safest City Award

Morgan Quitno Press' 8th Annual Safest City Award

SAFEST CITY RANK ORDER

A Score of "0.00" would reflect an average crime rate at the national rate in the six crimes reviewed.   A positive score reflects an average rate above the national rate.  A negative score, shown in parentheses, reflects an average rate below the national rate.

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Most Dangerous Order Safest Order City Score 2000 Population
327 1 Amherst, NY (84.94)       109,574
326 2 Newton, MA (84.21)         82,400
325 3 Mission Viejo, CA (78.83)       100,198
324 4 Cary, NC (77.21)         95,964
323 5 Brick Twnshp, NJ (73.31)         78,794
322 6 Simi Valley, CA (71.86)       116,751
321 7 Sunnyvale, CA (70.60)       130,115
320 8 Colonie, NY (69.98)         82,253
319 9 Sterling Heights, MI (68.21)       125,514
318 10 Clarkstown, NY (68.07)         84,240
317 11 Orem, UT (66.48)         86,990
316 12 Greece, NY (65.61)         95,772
315 13 Thousand Oaks, CA (63.09)       121,805
314 14 Canton Twnshp, MI (62.32)         78,514
313 15 Livermore, CA (62.03)         77,170
312 16 Troy, MI (61.51)         79,673
311 17 Irvine, CA (61.29)       145,873
310 18 Dover Twnshp, NJ (60.98)         90,387
309 19 Arvada, CO (60.95)       105,454
308 20 Warwick, RI (60.57)         88,867
307 21 Huntington Beach, CA (59.98)       203,994
306 22 Santa Clara, CA (57.94)       102,241
305 23 Santa Clarita, CA (57.65)       136,822
304 24 Fremont, CA (57.20)       213,193
303 25 Newport Beach, CA (56.76)         75,645
302 26 Sandy, UT (55.92)       106,795
301 27 Provo, UT (55.31)       116,060
300 28 Hamilton Twnshp, NJ (55.09)         88,929
299 29 Carlsbad, CA (54.90)         78,884
298 30 Livonia, MI (54.68)       100,918
297 31 Carrollton, TX (54.16)       107,474
296 32 Stamford, CT (53.83)       114,973
295 33 Bellevue, WA (53.72)       108,046
294 34 Cape Coral, FL (53.24)         98,909
293 35 Plano, TX (53.14)       242,289
292 36 Redwood City, CA (52.10)         75,994
291 37 Edison Twnshp, NJ (51.18)         98,803
290 38 Port St. Lucie, FL (50.99)         86,563
289 39 San Mateo, CA (50.88)         93,811
288 40 Fargo, ND (50.18)         89,315
287 41 Orange, CA (49.09)       128,441
286 42 Broken Arrow, OK (48.97)         77,414
285 43 Boulder, CO (48.29)         96,752
284 44 Ann Arbor, MI (47.44)       110,581
283 45 Waterford Township, MI (46.87)         76,531
282 46 Gilbert, AZ (46.02)       104,785
281 47 Whittier, CA (44.45)         81,790
280 48 Coral Springs, FL (44.40)       122,831
279 49 Upper Darby Twnshp, PA (44.36)         78,870
279 49 Virginia Beach, VA (44.36)       446,431
277 51 Daly City, CA (43.86)       101,381
276 52 Farmington Hills, MI (43.27)         80,296
275 53 Woodbridge Twnshp, NJ (42.48)         98,460
274 54 Quincy, MA (42.24)         88,195
273 55 Burbank, CA (41.32)       101,210
272 56 Clifton, NJ (39.92)         78,187
271 57 Bloomington, MN (39.28)         88,826
270 58 Costa Mesa, CA (39.22)       106,141
269 59 Fullerton, CA (39.14)       125,944
268 60 Roseville, CA (38.67)         78,737
267 61 Ventura, CA (37.98)       102,347
266 62 Cranston, RI (37.94)         79,362
265 63 Green Bay, WI (37.71)       100,483
264 64 Lewisville, TX (37.24)         80,472
263 65 Pembroke Pines, FL (36.88)       128,270
262 66 Rochester, MN (36.56)         83,203
261 67 Torrance, CA (36.30)       142,046
260 68 Fort Collins, CO (36.22)       120,287
259 69 Rancho Cucamon., CA (35.28)       126,436
258 70 Mesquite, TX (35.23)       120,860
257 71 Richardson, TX (34.47)         91,043
256 72 Alameda, CA (33.57)         77,210
255 73 Vacaville, CA (32.98)         88,486
254 74 Glendale, CA (32.48)       191,000
253 75 Cedar Rapids, IA (32.16)       118,073
252 76 Boise, ID (31.59)       174,054
251 77 Kenosha, WI (31.05)         91,376
250 78 Madison, WI (29.40)       215,217
249 79 Buena Park, CA (29.03)         76,052
248 80 Abilene, TX (27.77)       113,387
247 81 Alhambra, CA (27.76)         86,757
246 82 Denton, TX (27.66)         82,400
245 83 Norman, OK (27.64)         96,791
244 84 Manchester, NH (27.12)       105,797
243 85 Somerville, MA (26.12)         75,953
242 86 Garland, TX (25.65)       201,060
241 87 Westland, MI (24.88)         87,023
240 88 Plantation, FL (24.11)         86,869
239 89 Sioux Falls, SD (23.89)       120,177
238 90 San Jose, CA (23.83)       888,632
237 91 Odessa, TX (22.54)         92,891
236 92 Pasadena, TX (22.17)       139,046
235 93 Chandler, AZ (21.99)       181,517
234 94 Santa Barbara, CA (21.47)         88,181
233 95 Westminster, CA (21.30)         87,930
232 96 Greeley, CO (21.26)         77,176
231 97 Santa Rosa, CA (20.63)       139,899
230 98 Corona, CA (19.76)       122,215
229 99 Honolulu, HI (18.15)       883,621
228 100 Cambridge, MA (17.06)         95,560
227 101 Garden Grove, CA (14.03)       156,899
226 102 Lincoln, NE (14.00)       221,791
225 103 Scottsdale, AZ (13.49)       214,685
224 104 Brownsville, TX (13.03)       153,653
223 105 McAllen, TX (12.81)       114,736
222 106 Concord, CA (12.68)       120,475
221 107 Anaheim, CA (11.91)       307,240
220 108 El Paso, TX (10.70)       637,462
219 109 Lakewood, CO (10.68)       146,251
218 110 West Covina, CA (9.37)       102,300
217 111 Midland, TX (9.32)       102,254
216 112 Pasadena, CA (9.28)       138,672
215 113 Sunrise, FL (8.81)         86,911
214 114 Downey, CA (7.05)         96,530
213 115 San Angelo, TX (6.19)         91,800
212 116 Independence, MO (6.12)       120,272
211 117 Henderson, NV (5.73)       183,782
210 118 Lakewood, CA (5.59)         78,768
209 119 Irving, TX (5.39)       186,754
208 120 Thornton, CO (5.14)         82,278
207 121 Oceanside, CA (4.01)       159,969
206 122 Peoria, AZ (3.68)       101,113
205 123 Antioch, CA (3.50)         85,882
204 124 Columbia, MO (2.67)         82,368
203 125 Fairfield, CA (2.48)         94,278
202 126 Fall River, MA (1.49)         93,106
201 127 Erie, PA (0.83)       103,902
200 128 Escondido, CA (0.71)       125,230
199 129 Eugene, OR (0.48)       134,643
198 130 Laredo, TX 1.45       190,540
197 131 Vista, CA 1.48         83,898
196 132 Modesto, CA 1.53       192,379
195 133 Oxnard, CA 1.74       159,800
194 134 Duluth, MN 1.84         83,421
193 135 Clarksville, TN 2.11       102,765
192 136 Salem, OR 2.70       133,765
191 137 Bakersfield, CA 3.03       227,226
190 138 Sioux City, IA 3.14         84,486
189 139 Yonkers, NY 3.63       199,663
188 140 Evansville, IN 4.50       124,685
187 141 Chula Vista, CA 6.02       168,529
187 141 San Diego, CA 6.02    1,266,132
185 143 Vancouver, WA 6.68       121,585
184 144 Colorado Springs, CO 7.63       371,363
183 145 Norwalk, CA 8.07       100,480
182 146 Athens-Clarke, GA 9.56         94,238
181 147 Santa Monica, CA 11.19         93,081
180 148 Santa Ana, CA 11.68       316,070
179 149 Moreno Valley, CA 11.75       152,159
178 150 Wichita Falls, TX 12.91       102,905
177 151 Redding, CA 13.26         81,490
176 152 Palm Bay, FL 13.27         83,183
175 153 Des Moines, IA 13.56       194,745
174 154 Anchorage, AK 13.91       260,900
173 155 El Cajon, CA 14.23         96,651
172 156 West Valley, UT 14.24       107,702
171 157 Clinton Twnshp, MI 14.83         98,126
170 158 Huntsville, AL 16.24       181,037
169 159 New Bedford, MA 16.61         97,449
168 160 Reno, NV 17.73       184,059
167 161 Austin, TX 19.40       611,561
166 162 Mesa, AZ 19.96       396,003
165 163 Arlington, TX 20.46       324,533
164 164 Dearborn, MI 20.78         88,883
163 165 Lexington, KY 21.50       248,767
162 166 Palmdale, CA 22.72       113,711
161 167 Columbus, GA 22.74       190,830
160 168 Grand Prairie, TX 23.08       119,536
159 169 San Antonio, TX 24.28    1,193,440
158 170 Lakeland, FL 24.38         79,511
157 171 San Leandro, CA 25.29         76,730
156 172 Lancaster, CA 26.70       126,679
155 173 Hayward, CA 26.94       133,926
154 174 Lowell, MA 28.62       103,954
153 175 El Monte, CA 29.03       115,359
152 176 Gresham, OR 29.59         89,870
151 177 Pueblo, CO 30.26       110,128
150 178 Lafayette, LA 30.42       119,396
149 179 Fort Wayne, IN 30.50       201,262
148 180 Springfield, MO 30.55       145,979
147 181 Riverside, CA 31.27       271,545
146 182 Lawton, OK 31.54         82,131
145 183 Clearwater, FL 31.68       105,697
144 184 Tyler, TX 33.04         87,173
143 185 Visalia, CA 33.67         93,773
142 186 Racine, WI 37.54         82,647
141 187 Berkeley, CA 38.93       110,693
140 188 Hollywood, FL 39.09       139,428
139 189 Wichita, KS 39.20       339,907
138 190 Spokane, WA 39.42       188,734
137 191 Amarillo, TX 39.59       178,888
136 192 Las Cruces, NM 39.82         79,236
135 193 Corpus Christi, TX 41.26       293,146
134 194 Hialeah, FL 41.79       224,800
133 195 New York, NY 42.42    7,746,511
132 196 Federal Way, WA 44.18         76,178
131 197 Rialto, CA 44.31         87,309
130 198 Killeen, TX 44.58         84,685
129 199 Glendale, AZ 47.48       216,309
128 200 Denver, CO 48.57       529,978
127 201 Mobile, AL 48.69       243,973
126 202 Allentown, PA 48.82       102,557
125 203 Aurora, CO 49.46       268,243
124 204 Albany, GA 50.20         79,811
123 205 Brockton, MA 51.65         96,291
122 206 Long Beach, CA 52.40       444,563
121 207 Newport News, VA 53.87       184,497
120 208 Fort Smith, AR 53.93         78,532
119 209 Raleigh, NC 54.32       274,811
118 210 Worcester, MA 54.96       171,839
118 210 Pompano Beach, FL 54.96         80,743
116 212 San Francisco, CA 56.07       763,146
115 213 South Gate, CA 56.22         90,906
114 214 Las Vegas, NV 58.18    1,020,055
113 215 Ontario, CA 58.54       151,931
112 216 Omaha, NE 58.73       397,243
111 217 Paterson, NJ 59.09       153,589
110 218 Fontana, CA 59.26       117,400
109 219 Tempe, AZ 60.25       180,107
108 220 Syracuse, NY 64.75       157,016
107 221 Lansing, MI 66.40       128,683
106 222 Southfield, MI 66.43         75,291
105 223 Lubbock, TX 67.90       197,658
104 224 Carson, CA 68.33         91,042
103 225 Toledo, OH 69.73       310,586
102 226 Grand Rapids, MI 70.74       186,410
101 227 Salt Lake City, UT 72.25       179,455
100 228 Gainesville, FL 72.40         97,611
99 229 Pomona, CA 72.59       140,646
98 230 Pittsburgh, PA 73.94       351,769
98 230 Salinas, CA 73.94       126,316
96 232 Cincinnati, OH 74.72       333,750
95 233 Davenport, IA 75.07       100,205
94 234 Greensboro, NC 76.74       209,957
93 235 Sacramento, CA 77.57       415,818
92 236 Oklahoma City, OK 78.82       488,431
91 237 Portland, OR 79.50       519,621
90 238 Longview, TX 79.66         78,578
89 239 Fort Worth, TX 80.83       522,612
88 240 Seattle, WA 81.43       550,005
87 241 Knoxville, TN 81.74       181,421
86 242 St. Paul, MN 84.51       263,937
85 243 Fresno, CA 84.88       413,000
84 244 Louisville, KY 85.19       258,301
83 245 Tuscaloosa, AL 86.54         86,676
82 246 Indianapolis, IN 86.77       768,124
81 247 High Point, NC 87.66         80,964
80 248 Tulsa, OK 89.99       392,102
79 249 North Las Vegas, NV 90.48       112,480
78 250 Jacksonville, FL 90.74       735,992
77 251 Norfolk, VA 91.71       232,632
76 252 Tallahassee, FL 92.31       143,775
75 253 Vallejo, CA 92.44       116,707
74 254 Fort Lauderdale, FL 94.45       162,900
73 255 Phoenix, AZ 95.17    1,300,786
72 256 Jersey City, NJ 95.33       238,125
71 257 Columbia, SC 96.40       112,539
70 258 Elizabeth, NJ 96.54       114,266
69 259 Montgomery, AL 101.65       199,149
68 260 Stockton, CA 101.73       250,391
67 261 South Bend, IN 104.12       101,232
66 262 Waco, TX 105.21       112,893
65 263 Los Angeles, CA 105.95    3,713,238
64 264 Albuquerque, NM 107.22       439,724
63 265 Boston, MA 107.76       570,888
62 266 Macon, GA 107.94       119,131
61 267 Houston, TX 109.87    1,920,350
60 268 Hawthorne, CA 110.38         75,813
60 268 Beaumont, TX 110.38       114,117
58 270 Rochester, NY 110.59       223,662
57 271 Charlotte, NC 111.57       625,371
56 272 Tucson, AZ 112.21       500,992
55 273 Everett, WA 112.90         89,442
54 274 Albany, NY 115.28         98,022
53 275 Fayetteville, NC 117.61       112,542
52 276 San Bernardino, CA 118.53       193,065
51 277 Inglewood, CA 119.98       116,097
50 278 Durham, NC 120.37       188,547
49 279 Topeka, KS 122.12       126,141
48 280 Buffalo, NY 122.38       308,288
47 281 Little Rock, AR 123.28       184,560
46 282 St. Petersburg, FL 125.00       248,174
45 283 Kalamazoo, MI 125.15         76,233
44 284 Canton, OH 125.51         79,256
43 285 Miami Beach, FL 132.46       103,496
42 286 Columbus, OH 132.97       676,701
41 287 New Haven, CT 133.96       126,794
40 288 Shreveport, LA 136.49       191,548
39 289 Winston-Salem, NC 139.73       176,841
38 290 Providence, RI 143.83       158,585
37 291 Springfield, MA 144.01       151,362
36 292 Hartford, CT 146.94       133,199
35 293 Milwaukee, WI 150.10       584,763
34 294 Tacoma, WA 152.38       184,328
33 295 Bridgeport, CT 153.67       142,198
32 296 Nashville, TN 159.98       533,484
31 297 Hammond, IN 161.54         79,154
30 298 Minneapolis, MN 161.67       364,049
29 299 Savannah, GA 175.28       136,180
28 300 Oakland, CA 180.27       373,215
27 301 Cleveland, OH 181.43       505,962
26 302 Birmingham, AL 183.48       253,868
25 303 Reading, PA 185.38         75,544
24 304 Philadelphia, PA 188.90    1,451,520
23 305 Orlando, FL 200.24       190,702
22 306 Chattanooga, TN 201.33       152,630
21 307 Trenton, NJ 201.40         87,206
20 308 Newark, NJ 206.12       271,839
19 309 Dallas, TX 207.58    1,119,580
18 310 Youngstown, OH 208.87         83,466
17 311 Miami, FL 220.19       390,540
16 312 Flint, MI 221.16       131,844
15 313 Dayton, OH 221.55       170,789
14 314 Richmond, VA 223.03       195,375
13 315 Kansas City, MO 225.69       447,921
12 316 Washington, DC 227.63       572,059
11 317 New Orleans, LA 235.10       471,134
10 318 Memphis, TN 241.93       628,851
9 319 Compton, CA 242.54         94,900
8 320 West Palm Beach, FL 245.54         81,407
7 321 Tampa, FL 245.74       307,747
6 322 Camden, NJ 259.14         85,142
5 323 Gary, IN 266.54       112,824
4 324 Baltimore, MD 325.13       647,955
3 325 St. Louis, MO 349.05       341,708
2 326 Atlanta, GA 351.79       422,266
1 327 Detroit, MI 373.28       972,390

 

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1 posted on 12/21/2001 9:53:14 PM PST by Dan from Michigan
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To: Dan from Michigan
Detroit - Where the weak are killed...and eaten.

And look at West Palm Beach. Worse than DC and Compton.

2 posted on 12/21/2001 9:55:06 PM PST by Dan from Michigan
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To: Dan from Michigan
good post
3 posted on 12/21/2001 10:04:22 PM PST by Libertarianize the GOP
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To: Libertarianize the GOP
Why aren't there any cities in either Hawaii or Alaska? Are we not states also???
4 posted on 12/21/2001 10:13:36 PM PST by silverkor
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To: silverkor
Why aren't there any cities in either Hawaii or Alaska? Are we not states also???

Don't know; the cut off seems to be 75,000 population. I would think that Honolulu and Anchorage top that.

5 posted on 12/21/2001 10:18:07 PM PST by Libertarianize the GOP
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To: silverkor
The Mat-Su Borough, Alaska has 58,000 people in it, getting somewhat crowded. Course its the land size of West Virginia.

Everyone has guns in their trucks but for some reason I feel quite safe & content.

6 posted on 12/21/2001 10:23:22 PM PST by Eska
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To: Dan from Michigan
Dang! My city, Simi Valley, dropped from number 1 last year to number 3 this year (for cities of population 100,000 and greater). We had a mother who killed 3 of her 4 kids, and that hurt us the way they score these things.
7 posted on 12/21/2001 10:35:57 PM PST by dpwiener
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229 99 Honolulu, HI (18.15) 883,621
8 posted on 12/21/2001 10:45:30 PM PST by glock rocks
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174 154 Anchorage, AK 13.91 260,900
9 posted on 12/21/2001 10:46:12 PM PST by glock rocks
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To: Dan from Michigan
Detroit - Where the weak are killed...and eaten

I always like the comment by the radio show host Ken Hamblin "The Black Avenger":
"I did my tour of duty in Detroit"

(IIRC, Hamblin did a hitch in the Army, but did a civilian job in the mess
called Detroit for a few years as well.)
10 posted on 12/21/2001 10:56:37 PM PST by VOA
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To: Dan from Michigan
This evaluation has to be slightly whacked. We've had like 3 murders in 10 years here in Sioux Falls. Short of mass distribution of prozac, I can't think of any way to make it safer. I live in one of the lowest rent areas of town and I haven't locked my car in eons.
11 posted on 12/21/2001 11:23:05 PM PST by SoDak
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To: Dan from Michigan
Detroit is hopeless....In some areas its downright scary.In fact there are entire blocks of houses that are infested with the homeless and drug addicts.
12 posted on 12/21/2001 11:32:09 PM PST by Jonger115
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To: Dan from Michigan
What a farce. I was attacked in Amherst. It was mid-summer and the first cart of fall stuff was just coming out of the store room at T.J. Maxx. Six determined women shoved me right into the bathing suit rack and rushed past. It almost broke my concentration.
13 posted on 12/22/2001 5:05:31 AM PST by NYpeanut
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Bttt
15 posted on 01/26/2002 11:58:36 AM PST by Dan from Michigan
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To: Dan from Michigan
Back to the Top
CITIES OF 500,000 OR MORE POPULATION: (31 cities)
Safest 10: Most Dangerous 10:
1 San Jose, CA 1 Detroit, MI
2 Honolulu, HI 2 Baltimore, MD
3 El Paso, TX 3 Memphis, TN
4 San Diego, CA 4 Washington, DC
5 Austin, TX 5 Dallas, TX
6 San Antonio, TX 6 Philadelphia, PA
7 New York, NY 7 Cleveland, OH
8 Denver, CO 8 Nashville, TN
9 San Francisco, CA 9 Milwaukee, WI
10 Las Vegas, NV 10 Columbus, OH
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CITIES OF 100,000 TO 499,999 POPULATION: (191 cities)
Safest 10: Most Dangerous 10:
1 Amherst, NY 1 Atlanta, GA
2 Mission Viejo, CA 2 St. Louis, MO
3 Simi Valley, CA 3 Gary, IN
4 Sunnyvale, CA 4 Tampa, FL
5 Sterling Heights, MI 5 New Orleans, LA
6 Thousand Oaks, CA 6 Kansas City, MO
7 Irvine, CA 7 Richmond, VA
8 Arvada, CO 8 Dayton, OH
9 Huntington Beach, CA 9 Flint, MI
10 Santa Clara, CA 10 Miami, FL
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CITIES OF 75,000 TO 99,999 POPULATION: (105 cities)
Safest 10: Most Dangerous 10:
1 Newton, MA 1 Camden, NJ
2 Cary, NC 2 West Palm Beach, FL
3 Brick Twnshp, NJ 3 Compton, CA
4 Colonie, NY 4 Youngstown, OH
5 Clarkstown, NY 5 Trenton, NJ
6 Orem, UT 6 Reading, PA
7 Greece, NY 7 Hammond, IN
8 Canton Twnshp, MI 8 Canton, OH
9 Livermore, CA 9 Kalamazoo, MI
10 Troy, MI 10 Albany, NY

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16 posted on 01/26/2002 3:57:43 PM PST by be131
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Kewl; I moved to Cary from NJ; nothing much happens here (compared to the six - seven NJ cities that made this hall of shame list.)

Only real danger here in Cary is getting run over by all the Range Rovers headed to kiddy soccer practice.

17 posted on 01/26/2002 4:19:18 PM PST by Swanks
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