Uh, oh. Another one of those fact-finding missions to another city. This is where a bunch of movers and shakers from Charlotte go out-of-town to find new ways to spend taxpayer money. Latest sinkhole: A riverwalk.
But this time it is in Austin. Austin? Where have I heard that before? Oh, Austin is that city slightly bigger than Charlotte that has a much lower crime rate than the Queen City. (All data 2005.)
Hello? Is this thing on?
| City | Charlotte | Austin |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 610,949 | 680,899 |
| Homicides | 85 | 26 |
| Robberies | 3,649 | 1,182 |
| Burglaries | 12,783 | 7,285 |
| Vehicle thefts | 7,098 | 2,548 |
