Stockton named 5th in most dangerous places to live

**SimplyDC** · **Stockton named 5th in most dangerous places to live -** 04-24-2009, 11:21 PM

To determine our list, we used violent crime statistics from the FBI's latest uniform crime report, issued in 2008. The violent crime category is composed of four offenses: murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault. We evaluated U.S. metropolitan statistical areas--geographic entities defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget for use by federal agencies in collecting, tabulating and publishing federal statistics--with more than 500,000 residents.

Though nationwide crime was down 3.5% year over year in the first six months of 2008, the cities atop our list illustrate a disturbing trend: All 10 of the most dangerous cities were among those identified by the Department of Justice as transit points for Mexican drug cartels.

Run by crime lords like Joaquin Guzman Lorea, these gangs--and their violent turf wars--are spreading into the American Southwest and beyond. Places like Stockton, Calif., nearly 500 miles from Tijuana, have seen an uptick in related violent crime.

"Stockton is a major transit point along the I-5 corridor on the way to Seattle and Vancouver," says Wolfram. "A lot of it is similar to crime happening in the Southwest. For the most part, it's drug gang on drug gang."

Top 5 Most Dangerous Cities:

No. 1 Detroit, Mich.

(Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Mich., metropolitan statistical area)

Population: 1,951,186

Violent Crimes per 100,000: 1,220

No. 2 Memphis, Tenn.

(Memphis, Tenn.-Miss.-Ark. metropolitan statistical area)

Population: 1,295,670

Violent Crimes per 100,000: 1,218

No. 3. Miami, Fla.

(Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Fla. metropolitan statistical area)

Population: 2,401,971

Violent Crimes per 100,000: 988

No. 4 Las Vegas, Nev.

(Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev., metropolitan statistical area)

Population: 1,834,533

Violent Crimes per 100,000: 887

No. 5 Stockton, Calif.

(Stockton, Calif., metropolitan statistical area)

Population: 684,406

Violent Crimes per 100,000: 885

**SimplyDC** · 04-24-2009, 11:23 PM

dont really go out to stockton but i do here bad things about it tho. i know it seems dreadful to live out there bc it just doesn't seem like a nice place to live. whats out in stockton?

eazyloc · 04-24-2009, 11:38 PM

stockton is all fucked up...there aint nothin but gangs funkin wit eachother out here

E.S.O. Boy · 04-24-2009, 11:54 PM

Stockton ain't known for the gunplay, it's all the robbing and jacking that's going on. Stockton only had 24 murders in 08, 27 in 07.....it's all the damn armed robberies and shit. Highest violent crime rate in the State because of the robberies and stick-ups.

**SimplyDC** · 04-25-2009, 12:02 AM

i know everybody has rims over there because there's that big rim warehouse where i got my spokes years ago but thats besides the point... idk even know why i said that

spictacular · 04-25-2009, 12:04 AM

stockton is a real hell hole there is literally nothing there they should blow that city up with everybody in it

BROTHA Ajax · 04-25-2009, 12:07 AM

Somewhere on this forum, someone from Stockton is celebrating and probably thinks that this makes them tough and makes them proud to be from Stockton(judging from the bragging mentality I read in the "what are the hardest hoods in the bay" thread)

**SimplyDC** · 04-25-2009, 12:22 AM

ya i remember that one where dude was like stocktons stepping up their game bc it's more dangerous

everyone bashed on dude and let him have it for being so ignorant

potta · 04-26-2009, 08:57 PM

stockton is broke as fuck highest fore closure rates in the country

eazyloc · 04-26-2009, 10:36 PM

yea it is broke as fuck...i stay out here and its a piece of shit but its wutever,and no one should b braggin bout this shit,i know dudes from stockton are going to tho...