Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for August 06, 2024

By that outline, had the impression the town had a disco reputation.

Fit right in here in ABQ

Tourist went splat.

Always wanted to come across a chalk body outline on the sidewalk and have a piece of chalk on my person. I’d add extra arms and legs and turn it into da Vinci’s Vitruvian man.

Now what city might that be?

New Orleans, Louisiana?

is this an example of making lemonade from lemons?

Gotta’ be Chicago.

Actually crime rate has gone down in the past couple of years.

The city must be Chicago.

Offed whistleblower?

Too bitter to ‘like’ this one. In our central VA city, almost every am report includes at least one shooting and either an actual death or a serious wound, age/gender not a consideration.

The Streets of San Francisco

Nothing special, every city has a gritty reputation now

My city, yes indeed.

Yes, there’s limits to sayings like “Look on the bright side” and “Turn your problems into opportunities!”

St. Louis, Missouri. The city with the highest murder rate in the U.S.

Top ten most dangerous cities in the US [# of serious felonies per 100,000 based on FBI data] according to BBC Science Focus:1. St. Louis, MO2. Detroit, Michigan3. Baltimore, Maryland4. Memphis, TN5. Kansas City, MO [not Kansas]6. Milwaukee, Wisconsin7. Cleveland, Ohio8. Stockton, CA9. Albuquerque, AZ10. Indianapolis, Indiana

According to Safe and Sound Security [no references or definition specified]:1. Memphis, TN2. St. Louis, MO3. Little Rock, Arkansas4. Minneapolis, MN5. Detroit, Michigan6. Kansas City, MO7. New Orleans, Louisiana8. Cleveland, OH9. Birmingham, AL10. Houston, TX

The most homicides, according the USAFacts:1. New Orleans2. St. Louis3. Baltimore4. Philedelphia5. Memphis6. Birmingham7. Kansas City, MO8. Washington, DC9. Milwaukee, WI10. Norfolk, VA

The FBI website strongly recommends against using its data for ranking locations because it can be simplistic and misleading. The data are incomplete and somewhat inconsistent. Not every community reports everything at the same time. And, many smaller and more rural communities do not provide data directly to the FBI [it may be rolled up into the data for nearby cities]. Finally, there is no uniform method for categorizing crimes across the nation—what is a felony in one area, may be a misdemeanor in another; what is grand theft in one place may be petty theft in another.

At least Cleveland is near the bottom of the top.

What percentage involves guns ?

That’s pretty heavy.

Making use of all the city’s resources.

Hilarious! They’re just dying to help you out!

Juarez?

This is one of those “I got your tourist information right here, buddy.” towns.

Stopped going in city a bit ago.

Ride to Harlem, Hollywood, Jackson, Mississippi,

If we show up, we gon’ show out,

Smoother than a fresh jar o’ Skippy

TripAdvisor doesn’t advise going there.

HA!!!!!

Looks like where the poor sod fell after he answered a question about directions, and was stabbed (or shot) afterwards.

it might be worth a shot to visit there.

We had one in paint outside my local Aldi’s. I believe it has since been removed, so of course now I’m curious as to the backstory….

Memphis.