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by seamusTX
Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:26 am
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Texas is no 11 as safest state, no 1 is worst.
Replies: 17
Views: 2575

They did, but the Katrina evacuation was in August 2005.

- Jim
by seamusTX
Fri Mar 23, 2007 9:54 am
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Texas is no 11 as safest state, no 1 is worst.
Replies: 17
Views: 2575

Re: Maryland

Rex B wrote:Even more interesting is Maryland at 4th place, despite having some of the strictest gun laws in the country.
Maryland is highly urban, that is, most of the population is in cities. Concentrated drug traffic and gangs thrive in cities.

If you look at the Uniform Crime Report that I mentioned above, South Carolina is similar.

- Jim
by seamusTX
Thu Mar 22, 2007 2:03 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Texas is no 11 as safest state, no 1 is worst.
Replies: 17
Views: 2575

I take this report with a grain of salt. They say they considered the rates of "murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft" equally. The Texas penal code does not contain either rape or motor vehicle theft. The corresponding crimes are sexual assault and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. It's a lot easier to be charged with one of those than with rape or theft.

If you look at the FBI uniform crime report for violent crimes, though, Texas is pretty bad.

- Jim

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