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Kind of a cheap shot at St. Louis don't you think? It probably doesn't matter to you but chew on this -- the St. Louis Combined Metropolitan Area (CMSA) is the 15th largest in the country with nearly 3 million people. YET the Crime Ranking for the St. Louis CMSA ranks a lowly 103rd -- far below what you would expect given its overall size! Not exactly the kind of dangerous place you are trying to paint! Downtown St. Louis is only 66 square miles; St. Louis County is 524 square miles; and the Combined CMSA is over 8700 square miles. Painting a wonderful metro area with your negative brush is not fair to the overwhelming majority of people who live outside the 66 square miles of Downtown. Ever thought about being fair and checking your facts first?

2-20-2011 @ 6:05PM

Justin Delaney said...

I was just trying to reiterate the safety of Cancun by comparing it to a large U.S. city. I chose St. Louis because a recent FBI study declared it the most dangerous city in the United States, at 5 times the national safety average. I am sure it is a safe city, and I apologize for any offense I may have caused. Below is a reference article for getting the safety numbers.

http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2011/02/17/st-louis-called-most-dangerous-city.html

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