America's 14 Most Ready to Riot Cities

[nadinbrzezinski]

Here's a list of 14 large American cities that may be ready to erupt. They have been identified by sorting common social, economic and demographic data including: unemployment, education, income, crime, housing and homelessness.

Other data was also included that might indicate probable "flash points" igniting unrest. These include: cities with especially high rates of reported police misconduct, high disparity between rich and poor, city budget deficits threatening social services, high incidence of hate crime, and large difference in home values between neighborhoods.

One such statistic is the Wealth Disparity Index is calculated as a "Gini" co-efficient. The index measures the inequality of the local wealth distribution. In this case, the closer the index number is to 1 the greater the disparity between the haves and have nots.

If the American economy should take another dive into "official recession" makes little difference if our cities and states become dysfunctional with a recovery that does not include jobs and a missing safety net to catch those victimized by an economic system based on fraud.

http://www.opednews.com/articles/America-s-14-Most-Ready-to-by-Chaz-Valenza-110811-723.html

I found the socio economic analysis well done. It does not mean we are going to have a riot tomorrow or the week after tomorrow or next year. But if you were going to have the CONDITIONS, that lead to one, these are the best candidates, but far from the only candidates.


Now necessary disclaimer... understanding why they happen does not mean one condones them. Sad that one needs to post such a disclaimer but such is life.