On Fri, 21 May 2004 21:58:37 -0400, Islander2000@webtv.net (Greg
Johnson) wrote:
>Recent (and oft repeated) messages here have discussed the crime
>situation in New York City. Many contributors have based their opinions
>on cliches and old news. The current issue of Forbes magazine has its
>annual report of "Best Places for Business", which includes the crime
>rate, for 150 metro regions in the US.
>
>The national average is 4434 criminal incidents per 100,000 annually;
>New York City's rate is 2973 per 100,000, good enough for 20th place
>overall. The adjacent Long Island region is best in the nation at 1968
>and New Jersy adds two more metros in the top four. Kind of puts the
>lie to all those "hellhole" stories.
>
>With all categories calculated, including culture and leisure and cost
>of living and doing business the best place to do business is Madison,
>Wisconsin; second is Raleigh-Durham, NC; third is Austin, TX. NYC takes
>position number 100 overall.
>
all well and good until you become a victim, and in NYC the chances
while remote can be enhanced by being in the wrong places and the
wrong times. what I am trying to say that despite what ever statistic
are being peddled, you need to be aware and awake whenever you're in
places like NYC
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