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Originally posted by team 713
Washington is not safer than NYC...trust me i know people who live there
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and I work there. Talk with me some time about the bullet holes in my office window (yes, I am serious).
That said, the crime level in NYC is demonstrably higher that in DC (in terms of both index counts and rates per population). There were 266,594 violent crimes in NYC in 2001, and 39,926 in DC. In 2001 there were 3,479 murders in NYC, vs. 231 murders in DC. (ref: U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics 2001 Uniform Crime Report, preliminary version issued June 24, 2002). If safety is the concern, then the Nationals should be moved to Gilbert AZ. Very low overall crime index, with 0 violent deaths in 2000 and 2001.
I'm just gonna stick with Orlando and EPCOT. There, all we have to worry about is the price of the hot dogs and diet Cokes.
-dave