Memphis neighborhood named most violent in the nation
Another trophy for Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A new report ranks the most dangerous places to live, and there are two Mid-South cities on the list.
The report from Neighborhood Scout looked at the violent crime reports obtained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation from local police agencies. Violent crimes include rape, armed robbery, aggravated assault and murder.
Memphis was ranked as the 10th most dangerous city, but when they broke the numbers down even further, one local community came in as the number one most violent neighborhood in the nation.
According to the study, the area from East E.H. Crump Boulevard to South 4th Street is the most violent neighborhood in the country. Individuals reportedly have a 1 out of 9 chance of becoming a victim in this area.
The study also noted that the area has more single mother households than 99.6 percent of neighborhoods in the U.S. and 77.9 percent of children in the area live in poverty.
Just a spot behind Memphis on the most dangerous cities list was West Memphis, Arkansas, where your chances of becoming a victim of a violent crime are 1 in 59.
West Memphis is reportedly safer than only 2 percent of U.S. cities.
Didn't someone here have their Location as "Mogadishu on the Mississippi"?
Seems appropriate.
April 13, 2017, 12:44 PM
FRANKT
Just keep the mess away from the Germantown Rd. & Poplar neighborhood, please. Dining at the Commissary needs to remain safe and enjoyable.
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April 13, 2017, 12:55 PM
dusty3030
What's crazy is how close that is to the tourist district downtown. People don't realize it when they visit here.
April 13, 2017, 12:57 PM
chellim1
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Memphis was ranked as the 10th most dangerous city, but when they broke the numbers down even further, one local community came in as the number one most violent neighborhood in the nation.
Sure... manipulate the data down to one violent neighborhood and get the result you want...
11 West Memphis, AR 10 Memphis, TN 9 Birmingham, AL 8 Detroit, MI 7 Bessemer, AL 6 St. Louis, MO 5 Wilmington, DE 4 Camden, NJ 3 Alexandria, LA 2 Monroe, LA 1 East St. Louis, IL
But we know Memphis and West Memphis are just trying to beat out St. Louis and East St. Louis at our own game...
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April 13, 2017, 01:00 PM
Georgeair
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Originally posted by 1967Goat: Didn't someone here have their Location as "Mogadishu on the Mississippi"?
Seems appropriate.
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April 13, 2017, 01:13 PM
Scoutmaster
I wonder if there are any common threads to the violence.
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April 13, 2017, 01:22 PM
dusty3030
There is an Exxon on the corner of Crump and Third I was getting gas there after work one afternoon (very few gas stations downtown) and there were 4 or 5 gunshots in quick succession a couple of streets over. I was out of my truck pumping gas and most pumps were busy with other locals doing the same. I will never forget that nobody jumped or looked startled or even looked up when the shots rang out. Totally used to it and totally ignored it.
April 13, 2017, 01:27 PM
chellim1
quote:
Originally posted by Scoutmaster: I wonder if there are any common threads to the violence.
Well...yes.
quote:
According to the study, the area from East E.H. Crump Boulevard to South 4th Street is the most violent neighborhood in the country. Individuals reportedly have a 1 out of 9 chance of becoming a victim in this area.
The study also noted that the area has more single mother households than 99.6 percent of neighborhoods in the U.S. and 77.9 percent of children in the area live in poverty.
The breakdown of the family as the basic unit of society is the #1 predictor of poverty and violence.
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." -- Justice Janice Rogers Brown
"The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth." -rduckwor
April 13, 2017, 03:30 PM
greco
Hmm. I was working at the old Buick Engineering building back in the 80s. Due to a new rule about no smoking in the building, we snuck up on the flat roof for a smoke. I was amazed at the number of spent bullets laying up there, at least 10 per square foot; from .22s to large lead slugs that looked like .44 or .45, caliber, to jacketed rifle bullets. Sure must have been some wild times in the area over the years.
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April 13, 2017, 04:06 PM
slabsides45
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Originally posted by Georgeair:
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Originally posted by 1967Goat: Didn't someone here have their Location as "Mogadishu on the Mississippi"?
Seems appropriate.
slabsides45
I wouldn't trust anything that dude posts... he's shifty.
That area is notorious for being violent, but then you really don't wanna go anywhere near ANY areas downtown at night without a little friend.
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April 13, 2017, 06:59 PM
radioman
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East E.H. Crump Boulevard to South 4th Street is the most violent neighborhood in the country. Individuals reportedly have a 1 out of 9 chance of becoming a victim in this area.
I think this is just a few miles from Graceland. When I went to Graceland a few years ago, it just felt unsafe.
Something about the makeshift guard tower in the Graceland parking lot, with makeshift guards.
Too bad since I think it was once a nice place.
But, the statistician in me says that *someplace* has to be the worst place in the nation. I guess that identified place shifts around from year to year, or decade to decade.
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April 13, 2017, 07:21 PM
braillediver
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Individuals reportedly have a 1 out of 9 chance of becoming a victim in this area.
The butcher with the sharpest knife has the warmest heart.
April 13, 2017, 07:28 PM
MooneyP226
Damn, Chris Rock nails it AGAIN.
Shouldn't need to say it, as it is Chris Rock, but...NSFW
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April 13, 2017, 07:55 PM
Graniteguy
quote:
Originally posted by olfuzzy: Another trophy for Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A new report ranks the most dangerous places to live, and there are two Mid-South cities on the list.
The report from Neighborhood Scout looked at the violent crime reports obtained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation from local police agencies. Violent crimes include rape, armed robbery, aggravated assault and murder.
Memphis was ranked as the 10th most dangerous city, but when they broke the numbers down even further, one local community came in as the number one most violent neighborhood in the nation.
According to the study, the area from East E.H. Crump Boulevard to South 4th Street is the most violent neighborhood in the country. Individuals reportedly have a 1 out of 9 chance of becoming a victim in this area.
The study also noted that the area has more single mother households than 99.6 percent of neighborhoods in the U.S. and 77.9 percent of children in the area live in poverty.
Just a spot behind Memphis on the most dangerous cities list was West Memphis, Arkansas, where your chances of becoming a victim of a violent crime are 1 in 59.
West Memphis is reportedly safer than only 2 percent of U.S. cities.
Originally posted by dusty3030: There is an Exxon on the corner of Crump and Third I was getting gas there after work one afternoon (very few gas stations downtown) and there were 4 or 5 gunshots in quick succession a couple of streets over. I was out of my truck pumping gas and most pumps were busy with other locals doing the same. I will never forget that nobody jumped or looked startled or even looked up when the shots rang out. Totally used to it and totally ignored it.
For 25 years I worked at the main Post Office a couple of blocks north of the station you're talking about. There was an Amaco station just across the street from our south parking lot. One day when I was getting out of my truck they had something going on at the station, police cars everywhere, shotguns pointing at the station, the whole "holdup in progress" going on. The police had to keep waving people away that were still trying to pull in there for gas.
South on third onto E.H. Crump was my way home when they had something going on downtown.
April 13, 2017, 09:41 PM
jtedescucci
I was BORN in Memphis... but I'll be darned if I go back there anymore - I value my miserable life too much for that. And sadly it seems like Jackson TN is busting their ass to be just like them. I'll NEVER understand that.
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April 13, 2017, 11:37 PM
Sigmanic
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Originally posted by greco: Hmm. I was working at the old Buick Engineering building back in the 80s. Due to a new rule about no smoking in the building, we snuck up on the flat roof for a smoke. I was amazed at the number of spent bullets laying up there, at least 10 per square foot; from .22s to large lead slugs that looked like .44 or .45, caliber, to jacketed rifle bullets. Sure must have been some wild times in the area over the years.
I'm trying to picture this....what were they shooting at to have all of those slugs on the roof? Just random in-the-air shooting?
April 14, 2017, 12:04 AM
MWills
I gotta wonder what criteria this is based on. I mean, Chicago didn't even make the list? WTF??
I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one.
April 14, 2017, 06:58 AM
shovelhead
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Originally posted by Sigmanic:
quote:
Originally posted by greco: Hmm. I was working at the old Buick Engineering building back in the 80s. Due to a new rule about no smoking in the building, we snuck up on the flat roof for a smoke. I was amazed at the number of spent bullets laying up there, at least 10 per square foot; from .22s to large lead slugs that looked like .44 or .45, caliber, to jacketed rifle bullets. Sure must have been some wild times in the area over the years.
I'm trying to picture this....what were they shooting at to have all of those slugs on the roof? Just random in-the-air shooting?
Those are probably just random in the air shots,the street level ones are a bit more concerning. Kind of like a few years back during Back To The Bricks at shift change.
Shift change is when the car people start to leave and the hood rats start to arrive in the in their place.
Just another day in BuickTown......
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