Why Are Cities Governed by Democrats So Crime-Ridden?

[Ethereal]

It's no secret that the vast majority of gun crime in America happens within cities governed by Democrats: Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Houston, New Orleans, Atlanta, Washington DC, etc.

Suburban and rural America, by comparison, have extremely low rates of gun crime despite having relatively relaxed gun laws.

Naturally, when gun control discussions come up, Democrats do everything they can to avoid this inconvenient truth. But they cannot avoid it, because it is such a glaring hole in their argument.

How do they explain this away?

Thoughts?

[Common Sense]

About 2/3 of US cities are run by Dems. Built up urban areas are more prone to crime.

The idea that crime is due to Dem policies is debatable. Many cities run by Dems aren't crime ridden.

Cities have seen drastic drops in crime rates since the 70's. The very same cities run by Dems.

Crime is still an issue of course. Drugs, the war on them, gangs, poverty and cycles of violence all play a role. Some would argue that Dem policies create dependency and contribute to crime rates. There may be some truth to it, but it's not the primary cause.

[zelmo1234]

Well I think that one only needs to look at the way that the govern.

First look at the K - 12 educational system in these areas. Schools are not even safe to attend and the quality of education is not only way below acceptable, add social promotion and children are promoted until time of graduation for doing nothing, and then cast into a world with no skills.

Next there are all high taxations cities, and this means that there is very little economic growth, and even if there is, the people that live in these areas are not qualified to fill them

Then you have the relationship with the police. Mayors in these areas are looking to take a stand against the local police and they know it. This means that they are not going to put themselves at risk of a political vendetta that they had nothing to do with. Because of this stance the people don't trust the police and the police don't trust the people.

Drug abuse and Gangs. Lets face it, weather you believe or not, the statement an idle mind is the devils workshop rings true. What else is there in many of these areas, so they get high or drunk have sex, and now we have parents with no means to take care of a new family. Poverty.

Once you have these families on the Welfare system, The way that it has been set up by democrats, it is designed to keep them on that system with no hope and no money.

Revolutions around the world have been started with oppressed people, it is not surprising that they turn to violence.

They have no hope.

[Common Sense]

As to access to guns...local laws don't prevent people from getting in cars and driving an hour.

[Ethereal]

About 2/3 of US cities are run by Dems.

The idea that crime is due to Dem policies is debatable. Many cities run by Dems aren't crime ridden.

Cities have seen drastic drops in crime rates since the 70's. The very same cities run by Dems.

Crime is still an issue of course. Drugs, the war on them, gangs, poverty and cycles of violence all play a role. Some would argue that Dem policies create dependency and contribute to crime rates. There may be some truth to it, but it's not the primary cause.

The entire country has seen drastic drops in crime rates. Yet the cities with the worst crime rates are all cities governed by Democrats. Clearly there is a relationship between the political policies of Democrats and the crime rates in their cities.

What is the primary cause, in your opinion?

[Ethereal]

As to access to guns...local laws don't prevent people from getting in cars and driving an hour.

Except the places they drive to don't have nearly the same rate of gun crime as the places they came from.

Why?

[Common Sense]

Well I think that one only needs to look at the way that the govern.

First look at the K - 12 educational system in these areas. Schools are not even safe to attend and the quality of education is not only way below acceptable, add social promotion and children are promoted until time of graduation for doing nothing, and then cast into a world with no skills.

Next there are all high taxations cities, and this means that there is very little economic growth, and even if there is, the people that live in these areas are not qualified to fill them

Then you have the relationship with the police. Mayors in these areas are looking to take a stand against the local police and they know it. This means that they are not going to put themselves at risk of a political vendetta that they had nothing to do with. Because of this stance the people don't trust the police and the police don't trust the people.

Drug abuse and Gangs. Lets face it, weather you believe or not, the statement an idle mind is the devils workshop rings true. What else is there in many of these areas, so they get high or drunk have sex, and now we have parents with no means to take care of a new family. Poverty.

Once you have these families on the Welfare system, The way that it has been set up by democrats, it is designed to keep them on that system with no hope and no money.

Revolutions around the world have been started with oppressed people, it is not surprising that they turn to violence.

They have no hope.

Yet American cities are responsible for the majority of the economic output.

The vast majority of those who live in cities are not criminals and those who attend public schools do go on to higher education and employment.

The majority of Americans live in urban areas. The way some describe cities, you'd think they'd never been to one.

They may may not be for everyone, but they are far from the hellholes some describe. I guess hyperbole sells.

[Common Sense]

Except the places they drive to don't have nearly the same rate of gun crime as the places they came from.

Why?

They aren't built up urban areas.

[Ethereal]

They aren't built up urban areas.

So people shoot each other because they lived in "built up urban areas"?

[zelmo1234]

Yet American cities are responsible for the majority of the economic output.

The vast majority of those who live in cities are not criminals and those who attend public schools do go on to higher education and employment.

The majority of Americans live in urban areas. The way some describe cities, you'd think they'd never been to one.

They may may not be for everyone, but they are far from the hellholes some describe. I guess hyperbole sells.

So actually there are a lot of things that are wrong with your statements but it may be very different in Canada.

First most of the inner city schools have a graduation rate near or below 50%

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/big-cit...duation-rates/

Yes Urban areas, but not the city themselves have these jobs, but they are not filled by the people that live there. Have you ever been in a traffic jam at 8 in the morning or 5 in the afternoon? Why is that ?

In the USA we have the birth of bedroom communities where people can have better schools and safety and still work in the unban areas