On ''First 48'' Which city seem to have High rate of Homicides?Dallas,Miami,Atlanta,Cleveland (commercial, cancelled)

[Mojave82]

Good show. I would like to see some different cities. Maybe Vegas, LA, San Diego or the city of Stockton that has imploded under a reduced police force.

[JJG]

Originally Posted by polo89

I don't think The 1st 48 stretches the truth. It shows viewers REAL homicide cases in these cities. Now, how the viewer PERCEIVES how bad these cities are, is the viewers OWN perception. It doesn't mean the show makes cities look worse than they are. There can't be more than 40 episodes of 1st 48 a per season, and some of these cities average 60+ to 300 homicides a year(none of these cities averages less than 50 a year). If they show Miami or Detroit, or Memphis 40times a year on 1st 48, can you really say that's stretching the truth? 1st 48 shows these cities as they are.

The "Stretched truths" I'm talking about would be perceptions that because they film a certain number of times, it gives them the thought that the city is nothing BUT homicides.

[dee936]

Originally Posted by Mojave82

Good show. I would like to see some different cities. Maybe Vegas, LA, San Diego or the city of Stockton that has imploded under a reduced police force.

vegas really?

[polo89]

Originally Posted by dee936

vegas really?

Why not Vegas?

[dee936]

Originally Posted by polo89

Why not Vegas?

Nightlife huge
prositute huge
homicides Not really

[polo89]

Originally Posted by dee936

Nightlife huge
prositute huge
homicides Not really

According to city-data Vegas averages about 85 to 130 homicides a year. That's good enough. Really any city that averages above 40 homicides a year should be good enough to make 1st 48.

[nycjowww]

Originally Posted by polo89

According to city-data Vegas averages about 85 to 130 homicides a year. That's good enough. Really any city that averages above 40 homicides a year should be good enough to make 1st 48.

wow i didnt realize vegas averaged over 100 murders a year.

what parts of vegas are ghettos?

[JohnDBaumgardner]

I don't understand why Cleveland is even among the cities listed in the title of this thread? I watch this series regularly, not once have I ever seen any episode that was taped in Cleveland ...

Most often, the series has emanated from the following locales: Miami, Memphis, Dallas, and Birmingham.

[DtX4415]

Originally Posted by Mojave82

Good show. I would like to see some different cities. Maybe Vegas, LA, San Diego or the city of Stockton that has imploded under a reduced police force.

The Early seasons had Las Vegas along with Kansas City KS., Kansas City MO., Philadelphia, Phoenix, & San Antonio.

Originally Posted by nycjowww

wow i didnt realize vegas averaged over 100 murders a year.

what parts of vegas are ghettos?

Las Veges PD is a Metropolitan agency that covers a population of 1,458,474.

[DtX4415]

Originally Posted by JJG

The "Stretched truths" I'm talking about would be perceptions that because they film a certain number of times, it gives them the thought that the city is nothing BUT homicides.

You do known that very few people actually know how many Homicides cities actually have.
So the perception you're talking about is already stretched for the most part. Lots of people
overestimate the numbers for larger cities, especially after they read the daily crime stories in the paper.