What people don’t understand about STL’s crime rate

[BrownBunny]

St Louis is a city that no one mentions......

It pains me when Black people repeat bullshyt from distorted and manipulated states.

St. Louis crime states are inflated brought on by the fact that St. Louis County and St. Louis city are counted separately.
There are only 300,000 people in the city while 1,000,000 live in the county. The county(where I live) separated from the city a few years back for incredibly racist reasons. This was done during White flight outside of STL city. It’s like if someone took Manhattan and a few other wealthy and middle class parts of New York and said it was its own city while Harlem and other poorer and working class neighborhoods were their own city.

If STL was like any other American city, the real population would be 1,300,000. When/if the city and county reunite again, we would drop out of the top 10 for crime states.

 

[Savvir]

Ok...

 

[KodeBlue]

That logic doesn't help any other high crime city's stats.

 

[CouldntBeMeTho]

Theyve done that in a bunch of cities breh.

I own a house in STL and I love it there. But don't act like parts of it don't look like a bombed out post apocalyptic war zone

 

[EBK String]

St.Louis separated from the county in 1877

 

[BrownBunny]

I’m biased but I think the better parts of STL make it one of the nicest cities in the Midwest. It drives me nuts when it’s compared to places like Gary.

I’ve driven through Gary, it’s far smaller and poorer. Like I said, you had to been in the shyttiest part of the city or been in East St. Louis which is a completely different city in a different state.

Michael Jackson’s childhood home is the 2nd biggest attraction in Gary after a low rent aquatorium.

St. Louis has one of most prestigious medical schools and universities in the country.

We also have one of the best hospitals in the country as well as the best hospital for cardiovascular issues in the Midwest.

We have one of the greatest Zoos, Science Centers, Art Museums, etc. in the country.

Forrest Park was created by the same guy who created Central Park.

There’s still nice many middle class neighborhoods and wealth in the greater St. Louis area that you wouldn’t find in the best parts of Gary.
I’ve grew up in the suburbs of St. Louis and never saw so much as a drug deal growing up. It’s not a giant wasteland.

 

[Morethan1]

Ok...

 

[Freedman]

What that's crazy I'm sure no other major city has a Metro area

 

[KodeBlue]

St.Louis separated from the county in 1877

He made it sound like it happened back in the 50s

 

[KodeBlue]

What that's crazy I'm sure no other major city has a Metro area

Every major city has a metro area

 

[BrownBunny]

St.Louis separated from the county in 1877

St. Louis' Great Divorce: A complete history of the city and county separation and attempts to get back together

Here is the complete history. The point I’m trying to make is that it makes no sense for them to be counted separately. We are one city in every way that matters.

 

[3rdWorld]

Must bring some comfort to people there living in perpetual fear..

 

[Luck]

let’s imagine if they counted East st boogie in y’all numbers, shyt is legit a wasteland full of Midwest Bamas

 

[CouldntBeMeTho]

St. Louis' Great Divorce: A complete history of the city and county separation and attempts to get back together

Here is the complete history. The point I’m trying to make is that it makes no sense for them to be counted separately. We are one city in every way that matters.

Breh, a lot of cities do this. STL isn't special in that regard.

 

[BrownBunny]

Every major city has a metro area

Their metro area gets counted when they do do crime stats. Our metro area is a completely different city.

Theyve done that in a bunch of cities breh.

I own a house in STL and I love it there. But don't act like parts of it don't look like a bombed out post apocalyptic war zone

What ghetto doesn’t look like that? I’m not acting like ghettos don’t exist, I’m saying don’t act like the city is one giant ghetto or act like the crime states make any sense. I grew up in the county and I’ve never seen a drug deal or carjacking in my life! There are no rundown homes. We are just as much the face of St. Louis.