OFFICIAL DEFINITION: An unlawful attack by one person pon another for
the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. This
type of assault usually is acccompanied by the use of a weapon or by
means likely to produce death or great bodily harm. Simple assaults Are
excluded.
RANK CITY
1 Baton Rouge, LA
2 Miami, FL
3 Atlanta, GA
4 Tampa, FL
5 Newark, NJ
6 Peoria, IL
7 Flint, MI
8 St. Louis, MO
9 Orlando, FL
10 St. Petersburg, FL
12 Chicago, IL
15 Detroit, MI
24 Los Angeles, CA
40 Dallas, TX
61 Houston, TX
72 New York, NY
77 Phoenix, AZ
80 San Diego, CA
130 Philadelphia, PA
187 San Antonio, TX
None of the four cities you cite are in the top ten for aggravated
assault. Four of the top ten are in Florida, where it is legal to
carry concealed weapons.
> It is certainly no statistical
> anomaly that the highest crime is in the areas with the most extreme
> gun control laws restricting the innocent from self-defense.
What? Like Florida?
> Whereas,
> here in my town, crime has fallen over 30% in the past year since it
> was made legal to carry a concealed weapon on your person.
Please let us know the name of your town so your claim can be checked
against the UCR.
> There is just no argument that counters these FACTS - only the
> emotional hysteria and whining of fools.
Too bad you got your facts wrong.
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Tim