04 October 2008
Small Town Values
Awful Forums member "iw" puts together some stats from when Sarah Palin was mayor of Wasalia, AK
Looks like Joe Six Pack has a taste for check fraud and meth.
1998 Wasilla rates per 100,000 vs. National average vs. average for towns under 10,000:
Assault (aggravated & all others)
National: 702.5
Wasilla: 1750
Small Towns: 789.3
Burglary
National: 125.5
Wasilla: 1950
Small Towns: 135.8
DWI
National: 521
Wasilla: 2816
Small Towns: 818.2
Drugs
National: 596.2
Wasilla: 850
Small Towns: 537.2
Larceny:
National: 505.6
Wasilla: 3566.0
Small Towns: 574.3
Robbery:
National: 46.9
Wasilla: 116.6
Small Towns: 25.2
Sexual Assault (forcible rape + "sex offenses")
National: 47.3
Wasilla: 166.6
Small Towns: 42.4
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