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Originally Posted by Michael Hill
Considering St. Louis is considered the second most dangerous city in the country (at least it was last year according to Forbes), I can't exactly say I'm surprised. FIRST really needs to stop picking cities on that list. (Atlanta was #6). I hear Detroit is nice this time of year!
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Kind of goes with the territory of needing a city that can support the event. You need not only a large stadium/conference centre, but also enough nearby hotels to house the ~20-30k people the FIRST Championship brings to town, plus sufficient travel options for getting there, which leaves only a handful of major cities, which often have more violent crime. Only so much you can do.
That said, I agree that STL was a step in the wrong direction from Atlanta.