Florida Crackers have been replaced by Immigrants in Working Class Jobs in Orlando (move)

[compelled to reply]

Hahaha, give em five years. Sometimes you can't see whats right in front of your nose. Tennessee is one of the few states with a higher crime rate than Florida and Charlotte is is one of the few cities/metropolitan areas with a higher crime rate than Orlando. Also, ask the real natives there what they think of their new halfback malcontent neighbors.

[surfer boy]

"Also, ask the real natives there what they think of their new halfback malcontent neighbors."


To be honest, I dont think there are that many true natives in CLT. It just seems to be a collection of Floridians/Natives/Others who have moved there, and to be honest, just seem like happier people than our collection of folks in Orlando.

I doubt Clt has more crime than Orlando. Ask the people in Clt who are from Orlando which feels worse. I bet Orlando.

[compelled to reply]

"Feels" is the key but it can not be proven. Do some research for yourself. Crime in both cities is spread all over the place, but even more so in Charlotte, so you don't really have very many scary type areas up there, however turn on the news and watch the horror. Like I said, they are happier because they just got there and the housing is cheap.

IndexRateCoTd
Total Index Crime by County, 2007

Once again, it all really comes down to C.R.E.A.M

[TNRyan23]

Originally Posted by compelled to reply

Hahaha, give em five years. Sometimes you can't see whats right in front of your nose. Tennessee is one of the few states with a higher crime rate than Florida

I'm not going to argue that with you again. I've said my peice and statistics vary, esp. from city-data to other stats pages.

[TNRyan23]

Well... just to revisit it ONCE more to protect my adopted homes rep...

Violent Crimes ( by state )

StateMaster - Violent crime (most recent) by state

# 2. Florida
# 8. Tennessee
# 10. North Carolina

Prisoners under the jurisdiction of State or Federal correctional authorities (most recent) by state

StateMaster - Prisoners under the jurisdiction of State or Federal correctional authorities (most recent) by state

# 3. Florida
# 12. North Carolina
# 17. Tennessee

Motor vehicle theft (most recent) by state

StateMaster - Motor vehicle theft (most recent) by state

# 3. Florida
# 12. North Carolina
# 17. Tennessee

Larceny-theft (most recent) by state

# 3. Florida
# 8. North Carolina
# 13. Tennessee

Hate Crimes > Total number (most recent) by state

StateMaster - Hate Crimes > Total number (most recent) by state

# 9. Florida
# 16. Tennessee
# 25. North Carolina

Forcible rape (most recent) by state

StateMaster - Forcible rape (most recent) by state

# 3. Florida
# 10. North Carolina
# 12. Tennessee

Aggravated assault (most recent) by state

StateMaster - Aggravated assault (most recent) by state

# 2. Florida
# 7. Tennessee
# 10. North Carolina

Robbery (most recent) by state

StateMaster - Robbery (most recent) by state

# 4. Florida
# 11. North Carolina
# 13. Tennessee

[compelled to reply]

Consider something about your stats- those aren't per-capita rates. Florida is the fourth largest state, while I'm not sure what Tennessee and North Carolina are, they are MUCH smaller than Florida so the sheer number of individual crimes is going to be higher.

Nevada Ranked Most Dangerous State - News Story - WRC | Washington

Check the bottom to see where Tennessee and Florida rank. NC is safer but I was referring to Charlotte. I'm not trying to protect anyones rep (I don't even like Orlando at all), I'm just giving the facts without manipulating them to an agenda. Both states are in the top 10 most dangerous and need to improve. At least Florida is well aware of it's problem.

[TNRyan23]

Originally Posted by compelled to reply

Consider something about your stats- those aren't per-capita rates. Florida is the fourth largest state, while I'm not sure what Tennessee and North Carolina are, they are MUCH smaller than Florida so the sheer number of individual crimes is going to be higher.

Nevada Ranked Most Dangerous State - News Story - WRC | Washington

Check the bottom to see where Tennessee and Florida rank. NC is safer but I was referring to Charlotte. I'm not trying to protect anyones rep (I don't even like Orlando at all), I'm just giving the facts without manipulating them to an agenda. Both states are in the top 10 most dangerous and need to improve. At least Florida is well aware of it's problem.

I don't really care about " per capita " You could just as well say that almost 60% of Tennessee crime is committed in Memphis which is a 4 hour drive from Nashville and an 8 hour drive from Knoxville.

[compelled to reply]

OK, see what I mean? Sorry, Tennessee has more crimes committed per person than Florida. You might not want to accept it, but it's true. Really. Florida has 18 million people and Tennessee has 4 million. So yes, a higher number of crimes are committed in Florida, however your chances of being victimized in Tennessee are higher, and no, it's not just Memphis, and you don't have anything to prove that 60% figure. Look, it's all facts and figures and you might not care because you feel safer but don't start with facts and figures and then discredit relevant ones because you don't like them. I could claim that 60% of the crime is committed in Orlando area and Miami-Dade County. While a disproportionate amount of Florida's crime is committed in those two areas, 60% is a lie. It is true that a disproportionate amount of crime in Tennessee is committed in Memphis.

I love not living around so many criminals and sex offenders.

See? Blanket statement comparing your neighborhood to a state with 18 million people and hundreds and thousands of neighborhoods. Guess what? I live in Florida, and my city is the second safest city of over 50 thousand in the South (only to Flower Mound, TX). There are 65 thousand people and 4 sex offenders (zero predators). See? Depends on what part of Florida too.

What does any of this have to do with the original topic anyway?

[breeze823]

Originally Posted by bdpop

They were displaced by immigrants who are willing to work for less money.

That's everywhere unfortunately. I remember as a teen in San Diego, construction workers were HOT guys! Now they are all "day workers" ugh.

[bsmiles35]

we are in n.c. too.im a 6th generation cracker but they finnaly got me out,my little girl was born there but now she is in n.c. you could not pay me to go back