[JayCT]

Originally Posted by Sigequinox

Memphis def has a crime rep. However, considering there were more murders in NYC alone during a "record low year" (470 something in 2012) compared to the entire state of TN (430 something), i'd say I'm comfortable with the crime situation. The same correlation holds true for other crimes compared to NYC.

CT, in particular, is one of the safer states. Our cities are obnoxious, but I believe the state at large is in the top 10 (or was it top 5?) safest.

New York City has like 8 million people while the whole state of Tennessee has about 6 million so it is logical that the murder rate in TN is less than NYC. Jay

[Sigequinox]

Originally Posted by JayCT

New York City has like 8 million people while the whole state of Tennessee has about 6 million so it is logical that the murder rate in TN is less than NYC. Jay

Right. But the state of TN is over 45,000 sq miles and NYC is not even 470 sq miles. That's a dilution of over 95x. I think it's pretty simple logic to say your much more likely to brush shoulders with a violent criminal in NYC than you are in TN.

I have researched the matter quite thoroughly and most of the crime down there is of the domestic variety. The unfaithful [and uneducated] trailer trash is more likely to get a knife in his/her back for sleeping with the milkman than up here. That doesn't involve me since I won't be living in a trailer park or cheating on my wife for that matter.

Next is gang on gang violence. And quite frankly, they can kill each other all day for all I care. Sounds like nature correcting itself.

[Stylo]

Originally Posted by Sigequinox

Right. But the state of TN is over 45,000 sq miles and NYC is not even 470 sq miles. That's a dilution of over 95x. I think it's pretty simple logic to say your much more likely to brush shoulders with a violent criminal in NYC than you are in TN.

I have researched the matter quite thoroughly and most of the crime down there is of the domestic variety. The unfaithful [and uneducated] trailer trash is more likely to get a knife in his/her back for sleeping with the milkman than up here. That doesn't involve me since I won't be living in a trailer park or cheating on my wife for that matter.

Next is gang on gang violence. And quite frankly, they can kill each other all day for all I care. Sounds like nature correcting itself.

Sorry but that logic makes no sense. Most of the murders in NYC are gang related and occur in neighborhoods that most outsiders or professional residents would never visit. South Bronx, East NY, etc.

Plus the murder rate in Tennessee, a state, is higher than the country's most major city. Memphis has a much higher murder rate than NYC

Either way it's a moot point because you won't be hanging out in poorer, gang violence ridden areas in either place.

[bobtn]

Originally Posted by nep321

Well, if you look at the statistics, the age 25-34 group comprises 12.0% of the state's population. The national figure is 13.4%. So I mean, it's not THAT much less than average. That's only 10% below the national average.

We simply need to seriously revive Hartford and New Haven, make them more vibrant, etc. But the thing is, MANY young people leave the state because of climate, which can never be changed.

What is the high and low % by state? That 1.4% gap is huge, if, for instance, the gap between low and high is only a few percent.

[bobtn]

www.cerc.com/images/customer-files/youngamericans.pdf

Enlightening. 12.4% or less is worst, 14%+ is best.

That makes a 1.4% gap HUGE.

[nep321]

Here is the complete list of 50 states, sorted from highest to lowest. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2012 1-Year Estimates.

CT ranks 45th for this age group! Every New England state is below the national percentage.

[bobtn]

Originally Posted by nep321

Here is the complete list of 50 states, sorted from highest to lowest. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2012 1-Year Estimates.

CT ranks 45th for this age group! Every New England state is below the national percentage.

Thanks. I couldn't find it in table form.

[CLees]

Originally Posted by nep321

Here is the complete list of 50 states, sorted from highest to lowest. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2012 1-Year Estimates.

CT ranks 45th for this age group! Every New England state is below the national percentage.

I would assume CT and the rest of New England are in the upper percentile of the next age bracket (35-44 perhaps). That is a good thing. We live in a mature and focused state. Florida is also low on the 25-34 list but I bet their highest percentages are from ages 55+. 35-44 year olds are still young enough for free thought but mature enough to make rational decisions.

[nep321]

Originally Posted by CLees

I would assume CT and the rest of New England are in the upper percentile of the next age bracket (35-44 perhaps). That is a good thing. We live in a mature and focused state. Florida is also low on the 25-34 list but I bet their highest percentages are from ages 55+. 35-44 year olds are still young enough for free thought but mature enough to make rational decisions.

Nope! CT still ranks below the national average even for the age group of 35-44! Hold on, I'll create a juicy diagram for y'all, from the Census web site data.

[CLees]

Originally Posted by nep321

Nope! CT still ranks below the national average even for the age group of 35-44! Hold on, I'll create a juicy diagram for y'all, from the Census web site data.

Really? I guess the age of the population in Danbury isn't representative of the entire state.