CALIFORNIA BUSINESS MINUTE
Most Dangerous
07-14-09
Hi, I am Tim Johnson and welcome to the California Business Minute.
The Website, Neighborhood Scout, www.NeighborhoodScout.com a real estate resource
for home buyers and real estate investment has developed and released its list of
the 100 Most Dangerous Communities in the nation with populations over 25,000.
The following lists the Top Ten Most Dangerous Communties in the nation followed
by those California communities that made the top 100. Of interest, California
Business Minute research could not determine why Hot Springs, Arkansas, a small
tourist town has a high crime rate specifically given that it shows up no where
else on any other ranking. Additionally, Case Grande, while a small community
south of Phoenix, unfortunately as identified on its website has a high crime rate -
an interesting way to brand one’s community. Two of the communities, are gambling
centers, Las Vegas and Atlantic New Jersey. St. Louis is also identified on other
lists as having high crime. Homestead is home of a major military complex and
Edinburg is a border community located at the far southern tip of Texas, just
inland from South Padres Islands.
The Top Ten Most Dangerous Communities
1. Edinburg, TX
2. Hot Springs, AR
3. Casa Grande, AZ
4. University, FL
5. Las Vegas, NV
6. Florence, SC
7. St. Louis MO
8. Atlantic City, NJ
9. Bessemer, AL
10.Homestead, FL
California Cities in the Top One Hundred Most Dangerous Communities
43. Berkeley
71. Eureka
72. Stockton
82. Turlock
88. Palm Springs
97. Visalia
This is very hard to imagine that Berkeley is one of the top 100 most dangerous
communities. It must be after the UC-Stanford game, otherwise, it is pretty mellow.
This list differs significantly from the list produced by Forbes.com; see 04-30-09
Minute and even more from the publishing company, Morgan Quitno which only has
Compton in the Most Dangerous category.
I am Tim Johnson and this has been the California Business Minute.
For further information see http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/neighborhoods/crime-rates/
Photo by Hass School of Business, UC Berkeley
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