Top 10 Cities w/ the most break-ins - 3 are in Texas (Houston: high crime, colleges)

[Texascrude]

I'd agree that it is largely a product of the zoning, or lack there of. One of the disadvantages of living in a big and "diverse" city.

[zombieApocExtraordinaire]

Originally Posted by Texascrude

I'd agree that it is largely a product of the zoning, or lack there of. One of the disadvantages of living in a big and "diverse" city.

It's also an advantage. Mixed retail, residential, and business all in one area versus sections for each.

[astrohip]

Houston has three of the largest top ten cities in America. And whaddaya know, those three are also on this list. Duh!

This is an absolutely useless list/statistic. First, do it per capita or it makes no sense. Then you can start to analyze the results.

Also, I read where different cities classify their crimes in different ways. What Houston may call a break-in (and thus get classified on this report), another city may call a "theft". And end up in a totally different category.

Again, responding to lists like this are a waste of time.

[Shr1ke]

Santa is bringing me a brand new AR-15 for Christmas! Break into my house while I'm home. Come at me bro!

[Willsson]

Great! ! ! ! I lived in Dallas and Houston for a combined 35 years or more - as an adult, my own home. NEVER a break in. A few years ago I moved to and purchased a home in a non-big city in central Texas. Three months later - break in. Took my TV almost got my PC. I happened to have taken off early that day and I think they saw me coming.

So I'm thinking of moving back to the big city... just for the security of it.

[sxrckr]

Your list is not too useful. Sounds like it's raw numbers -- not rates. You need rate.
You have the 5-6 largest cities in the top 5-6 spots... as expected.

The only thing this list does tell you is that Detroit and Columbus probably have very high rates.

Originally Posted by Pinkmani

10. Indianpolis, Indiana
9. Columbus, Ohio
8. San Antonio, Texas
7. Detroit, Michigan
6. Los Angeles, California
5. New York, New York
4. Phoenix, Arizona
3. Dallas, Texas
2. Chicago, Illinois
1. Houston, Texas

"Number of burglaries: 27,459

Houston is best known as the location of NASA's Johnson Space Center and Mission Control Center. It also saw 108,336 property offenses in 2011, of which 68,596 were categorized as "larceny-theft" and 12,281 were motor vehicle thefts. The remaining 27,459 were burglaries, which puts the city at the top of the list. So if you live there, lock your doors when you go out at night."

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These statistics are from the FBI. What do you Houstonians have to say about that?

[piyf]

Originally Posted by crbcrbrgv

Have liberal gun laws. It will deter criminals.

At least that seems to be what many Texans think.

Statistics, be damned.

Did you see who was 2nd? A city with strict gun laws. facepalm.jpg

Laws don't deter crime.

[Dopo]

Originally Posted by crbcrbrgv

Have liberal gun laws. It will deter criminals.
At least that seems to be what many Texans think.
Statistics, be damned.

The "conservative" gun laws don't seem to be working at all

[Dopo]

Originally Posted by Texascrude

I'd agree that it is largely a product of the zoning, or lack there of. One of the disadvantages of living in a big and "diverse" city.

FYI,
no zoning = let the market decide = small government

[Trae713]

Originally Posted by Texascrude

I'd agree that it is largely a product of the zoning, or lack there of. One of the disadvantages of living in a big and "diverse" city.

Nah, its the size of the city limits.