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I had heard something on the news talking about gary indiana and how it is a terrible place so I did some research. Gary is 85% black, so i looked up the city with the most whites based on a population over 100,000. It is livonia mich 97% white. Here are the numbers and they don't lie. This chart is from 2001.
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 width="100%">
<T>
<TR bgColor=#dcdcdc>
<TD>Crimes per 100,000 population</TD>
<TD align=right>Natl. average</TD>
<TD align=right>Gary, IN</TD>
<TD align=right>Livonia, MI</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>Population
</TD>
<TD align=right>114,967</TD>
<TD align=right>112,824</TD>
<TD align=right>100,918</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>Violent crimes
murder, rape, robbery & assault </TD>
<TD align=right>506</TD>
<TD align=right>942</TD>
<TD align=right>168</TD>
<TD align=right></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>Property crimes
burglary, larceny & auto theft </TD>
<TD align=right>3,617</TD>
<TD align=right>4,642</TD>
<TD align=right>1,826</TD>
<TD align=right></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>Murder
</TD>
<TD align=right>5</TD>
<TD align=right>59</TD>
<TD align=right>0</TD>
<TD align=right></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>Forcible rape
</TD>
<TD align=right>32</TD>
<TD align=right>59</TD>
<TD align=right>21</TD>
<TD align=right></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>Robbery
</TD>
<TD align=right>144</TD>
<TD align=right>481</TD>
<TD align=right>62</TD>
<TD align=right></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>Aggravated assault
</TD>
<TD align=right>323</TD>
<TD align=right>342</TD>
<TD align=right>104</TD>
<TD align=right></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>Burglary
</TD>
<TD align=right>728</TD>
<TD align=right>1,477</TD>
<TD align=right>441</TD>
<TD align=right></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>Larceny-theft
</TD>
<TD align=right>2,475</TD>
<TD align=right>1,957</TD>
<TD align=right>1,802</TD>
<TD align=right></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>Motor vehicle theft
</TD>
<TD align=right>414</TD>
<TD align=right>1,213</TD>
<TD align=right>281</TD>
<TD align=right></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>Arson
</TD>
<TD align=right>32</TD>
<TD align=right>n/a</TD>
<TD align=right>n/a</TD></TR></T></TABLE>
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 width="100%">
<T>
<TR bgColor=#dcdcdc>
<TD>Crimes per 100,000 population</TD>
<TD align=right>Natl. average</TD>
<TD align=right>Gary, IN</TD>
<TD align=right>Livonia, MI</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>Population
</TD>
<TD align=right>114,967</TD>
<TD align=right>112,824</TD>
<TD align=right>100,918</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>Violent crimes
murder, rape, robbery & assault </TD>
<TD align=right>506</TD>
<TD align=right>942</TD>
<TD align=right>168</TD>
<TD align=right></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>Property crimes
burglary, larceny & auto theft </TD>
<TD align=right>3,617</TD>
<TD align=right>4,642</TD>
<TD align=right>1,826</TD>
<TD align=right></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>Murder
</TD>
<TD align=right>5</TD>
<TD align=right>59</TD>
<TD align=right>0</TD>
<TD align=right></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>Forcible rape
</TD>
<TD align=right>32</TD>
<TD align=right>59</TD>
<TD align=right>21</TD>
<TD align=right></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>Robbery
</TD>
<TD align=right>144</TD>
<TD align=right>481</TD>
<TD align=right>62</TD>
<TD align=right></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>Aggravated assault
</TD>
<TD align=right>323</TD>
<TD align=right>342</TD>
<TD align=right>104</TD>
<TD align=right></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>Burglary
</TD>
<TD align=right>728</TD>
<TD align=right>1,477</TD>
<TD align=right>441</TD>
<TD align=right></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>Larceny-theft
</TD>
<TD align=right>2,475</TD>
<TD align=right>1,957</TD>
<TD align=right>1,802</TD>
<TD align=right></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>Motor vehicle theft
</TD>
<TD align=right>414</TD>
<TD align=right>1,213</TD>
<TD align=right>281</TD>
<TD align=right></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>Arson
</TD>
<TD align=right>32</TD>
<TD align=right>n/a</TD>
<TD align=right>n/a</TD></TR></T></TABLE>