If the news about Ferguson was written like it was another country.

[tmleadr03]

http://www.vox.com/2014/8/15/6005587/ferguson-satire-another-country-russia-china

[Irving]

10 thumbs up. Excellent.

[BushMasterBoy]

Ferguson ain't got nothing on East Saint Louis in Illinois. Lived there as a kid. Think Detroit on crack. We as a family, left shortly after a friend of mine was murdered. I was 13 at the time.


East St. Louis has the highest crime rate in the United States (according to the FBI's 100 most dangerous cities list).


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_St._Louis,_Illinois



Crime

East St. Louis

National average



Murder

101.9

5.6



Rape

251.3

32.2



Robbery

1,347.0

195.4



Assault

5,847.3

340.1



Burglary

2,442.8

814.5



Automobile theft

2,067.5

526.5





Crime
East St. Louis
National average


Murder
101.9
5.6


Rape
251.3
32.2


Robbery
1,347.0
195.4


Assault
5,847.3
340.1


Burglary
2,442.8
814.5


Automobile theft
2,067.5
526.5