1) it doesn't say anything about New Orleans being the prison capital of the world, it says that about the State of Louisiana, not New Orleans. New Orleans =/= the State of Louisiana
Ok, even worse. You are proud that the State of Louisiana is the prison capital of the world?
2) even if New Orleans was the prison capital of the world, wouldn't that mean that New Orleans is the one of the safest places in the world? after all, the article points out that "America has more prisoners per capita than any other nation" ... does that mean America is the most unsafe country in the world? of course not. America is one of the safest places in the world because we have the money to fund prisons, and the law enforcement to put people in them
you didn't read the article did you? we jail nonviolent offenders longer than violent ones. Yeah, that makes me safe.
3) New Orleans is not the murder capital of the world, not even close. that would be places like Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, which has thousands of murders each year... most of which aren't even investigated because they don't have the resources. compare that to New Orleans, that only has 158 to 274 murders per year from 1999 to 2010, for an average of 206 murders a year over those 10 years
I corrected myself on this with CC. We are 3rd in the world, #1 in the US.
4) New Orleans is not the murder capital of the US. look at New York City, they had 471 to 671 every year between 1999-2010, much more than New Orleans. same with Los Angeles (293 to 654 murders every year from 1999-2010, way more than New Orleans). or look at Houston (230 to 377 murders every year from 1999-2010), more than New Orleans again. I could go on and on
I provided severly links that proves this statement wrong. In fact we have the title 6 years in a row. http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/murder-rates-nationally-and-state#MRord
5) the reason New Orleans gets labeled murder capital, it's because it's always in the running for most murders per capita. but you have to remember the city of New Orleans itself only has 343,829 people within the city limit, which artificially drives up the murder-per-capita number for New Orleans. what they should use is the metro population number of 1,167,764 when coming up with that stat
huh, you say Nola is not the murder capital of the US then you say it is? Still, according to the FBI data there have been 95 homicides per 100,000 residents in 2008. In turn New Orleans Police Department reported 67 murders per 100,000 in 2008. A scary comparison has recently been made by the Time magazine stating that Baghdad in Iraq with its murder rate of about 48 per 100,000 people is now being safer, considering the statistics, than New Orleans.
Violent crime is a serious problem especially in the low-income neighborhoods of the town. Lonely Planet advises travelers to New Orleans to be cautious and avoid walks at night, especially if you are alone.
6) even if New Orleans really was the murder capital (which it's not), have you ever looked at a map of those murders? most of them take place out in New Orleans East, which is nowhere close to anywhere a tourist would be. if you want a real number at how safe a city is for tourists, or for people coming to watch games, you'd have to show how many tourists or sports fans are actually victim of a crime in New Orleans, and compare that to all the other cities. i guarantee you there are cities that have their stadiums in much worse parts of town than the Superdome and New Orleans Arena are in
I just gave a link to 7 shootings so far one dead just last weekend that happened in Mid-City. Murders are moving more toward Metairie and New Orleans weather you like it or not. Live with blinders on that is fine with me.
7) you realize New Orleans is top 3 every year in number of conventions held in the city, along with Orlando and Vegas. if it was so unsafe, don't you think companies would quit having their conventions there?
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