Crime Rates....Atlanta,Dallas,Nashville,Austin,Denver Metros (home, neighborhoods)

[Prius732]

How do these metro areas compare in crime?

Where can I find detailed info on crime rates in these metros?

What metro area do you think will see in increase or decrease in crime in the future?

[Min-Chi-Cbus]

I think you can find most of the data you're looking for right here on C-D:

www.city-data.com

[PT 3000]

I really don't think it's fair to compare Atlanta and Dallas with Nashville, Austin and Denver as they are larger and will naturally have more crime.

[Acntx]

Originally Posted by Prius732

How do these metro areas compare in crime?

Violent Crime Rates per 100,000 population
281.7 Austin
354.8 Denver
358.4 Dallas-Fort Worth
400.9 Atlanta
650.8 Nashville

Property Crime Rates per 100,000 population
2733.7 Denver
3318.8 Nashville
3448.3 Austin
3498.5 Dallas/Ft. Worth
3552.0 Atlanta

Source: Crime in the United States by Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2011

Originally Posted by Prius732

Where can I find detailed info on crime rates in these metros?

The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program keeps track of crime statistics. The annually published Crime in the United States report includes crime statistics for metropolitan areas across the country.

Originally Posted by Prius732

What metro area do you think will see in increase or decrease in crime in the future?

Don't know.

[kyle19125]

Crime Statistics can be useful but one has to know the geography behind them. In most cities crime is very concentrated in specific neighborhoods that most who post here wouldn't consider living in or spending any time in. Outside of purchasing a home in a transitional neighborhood, in my opinion these statistics offer little other than anxiety to those who don't understand the specifics.