Andrew Zito
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Altoona, Pa 16603
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Doctor Brady as the issue arose I have prepared this report on Crossville Tennessee.
Crossville Tennessee's population was listed by Wikipedia.org as 8,981 whereas the Sperling Best Guide listed it as 34,631 which I interprete as indicative of the metro area as a whole (small town's have metro and greater metro areas just like NYC).
The http://www.drug-rehabs.org website stated that:
"Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Crossville area were higher than Tennessee's average. The same data shows violent crime levels to be higher than the Tennessee average."
Which I generally find supported by the information on the FBI.gov website and the statistics generally that are available.
Racially Crossville Tennessee is seemingly a white area of Tennessee with over 97% of the population being white and insignificant proportions of blacks hispanics asian indians etc. indicated by Sperling.
I have referenced Crossville Tennessee in Sperling's Best places guide http://www.bestplaces.net/p/ebay/nhood/?zip=38557 and Wikipedia and included them fully in the footnotes below.
Though the crime rates listed of 3.0 violent crime 2.0 property crime are significantly lower than the crime rates of New York City from my experience in small towns (I live in Altoona Pa 16602) that often is due to the factor that crimes go unreported or are under reported as personal matters between private parties. The fact is that crime in small town America has become a regular staple pb the evening news (perhaps merely for ratings) but is quite evident as Altoona is known for the hard drug traffic in heroin perhaps cocaine, meth-amphedimine and prescription drugs. Though generally the violent crime rates for the South compared to the north are 50% higher regarding violent crimes and 100% higher in property crimes (FBI.gov).
The FBI goes on to state that:
"The South
The South, with 35.8 percent of the country's inhabitants, was the region with the most population. Accordingly, it also had the highest volume of Crime Index offenses, an estimated 41.1 percent. This was a 0.1 percent rise in offenses compared to the 2001. The rate of Crime Index offenses per 100,000 individuals in the Southern region was 4,721.9, the highest estimated rate among the regions. (See Tables 3 and 4.)"
Where here Crossville Tennessee is equal to many areas in the north such as New York and Pennsylvania, and so they are relatively lower crime rates when compared to the North and New York City in particular, they are also disportionately higher when compared to other communities in the South itself.
Though many of these problems have been hyped by local agencies in attempts to gain greater funding the issue exists. There were in Google specificly referencing"Crossville Tennessee", and "meth labs" 701 references, 62 for "illegal drug", 52 "illegal drugs", 766 "heroin, 739 for crime, 520 murder, 592 alcoholism, (don't forget this is a small rural area of 34,631) and these Goggle postings represent 1-2 per 100 people.
On Education:
(excerpted from Sperling http://www.bestplaces.net)
Crossville Tennessee 38557
| High school graduates | 70.8% | 62.9% | 80.4% |
| College degree - 2 year | 3.8% | 4.1% | 8.2% |
| College degree - 4 year | 6.8% | 10.5% | 14.9% |
| Graduate degree | 4.5% | 5.2% | 7.0% |
| Expenditures per student | $3,924 | $3,954 | $5,896 |
| Students per teacher | n/a | n/a | 16.0 |
| Students per librarian | 787 | 789 | 934 |
| Students per guidance counselor | 664 | 671 | 560 |
New York City 10038 Lower East Side
| Education | zip 10038 | County | National |
| High school graduates | 67.0% | 79.3% | 80.4% |
| College degree - 2 year | 3.8% | 5.7% | 8.2% |
| College degree - 4 year | 21.6% | 29.5% | 14.9% |
| Graduate degree | 13.7% | 23.6% | 7.0% |
| Expenditures per student | $7,389 | $7,431 | $5,896 |
| Students per teacher | 19.2 | 19.5 | 16.0 |
| Students per librarian | 1,486 | 1,479 | 934 |
| Students per guidance counselor | 596 | 600 | 560 |
Additionally
There was also a much publized murder that hit the national news the political opponent of a state senator was arrested for his murder.
"CROSSVILLE, Tennessee (AllPolitics, October 23) -- The political opponent of state Sen. Tommy Burks, who was fatally shot earlier this week on his Tennessee hog farm, was arrested Friday by the Cumberland County Sheriff's Department and charged with first-degree murder.
Sheriff's deputies took Byron (Low Tax) Looper into custody outside his home without incident.
"We feel real comfortable that we've got the right person," said Cumberland County Sheriff Butch Burgess."
There was also a much publized murder that hit the national news the political opponent of a state senator was arrested for his murder.
"CROSSVILLE, Tennessee (AllPolitics, October 23) -- The political opponent of state Sen. Tommy Burks, who was fatally shot earlier this week on his Tennessee hog farm, was arrested Friday by the Cumberland County Sheriff's Department and charged with first-degree murder.
Sheriff's deputies took Byron (Low Tax) Looper into custody outside his home without incident.
"We feel real comfortable that we've got the right person," said Cumberland County Sheriff Butch Burgess."
and other headlines excerpted from the Crossvilee Chronicle include Accused shooter goes before Criminal Court A man charged with attempted first-degree murder for allegedly shooting a sheriff's deputy who was dispatched to a home in response to an E-911 call reporting a possible prowler, has a trial scheduled for Jan. 5 in Cumberland County Criminal Court.
Officers searching for man who invaded home, assaulted three residents.
Generally real estate values are lower than the national average in price and has a lower increased appreciation in value than areas in the north where I can find good sized commercial buildings built in brick for less than $100,000 whereas down there they offer the opportunity we spend $300,000 so they can build us a place that probery will be at best frame.
In Conclusion:
From a business perspective I consider the local work force as drawn from an uncertified pool that can be considered an under educated work force who have more in common with football enthusists than chess players. The deal regarding the building there is a bad one for I can as I stated I know of several building of brick that cost less than they will charge for a new frame one.
Transportation:
Crossville is 113 miles fron Nashville Tn, 325 from Memphis Tn, 195 Atlanta Ga.
There are no Amtrak stations in Crossville Tn and the closest is 192 miles away in Altanta Georgia, or 325 in Memphis Tennessee.
There is a Greyhound station in Crossville Tennessee, but there are merely buses that pass thru Crossville 931-484-5859 which doesn't answer its phone at times an
It has a small commuter type airport its Chanber of Commerce states is 80 miles from Knoxville McGee-Tyson International Airport (TYS) and 100 miles from Nashville International Airport meaning no regular commercial flights.
Though "The City of Crossville" promotes itself a as having "taken a substantial pro-business approach to the attraction of new industry through development of industrial property and sites", its taxation base is repressive as it maintains a sales tax rate of "9.75%" that is almost double the national average of 5.6%
Generally though there is some continued question as to crime in the area, the pervausive issue is it being an almost completely white area indicative of attiudes connected with racism. As a short term resident in Louisianna I consider Crossville Tennessee's indicators (racial, economic and education) as indicative of racial, political and social tendencies in the south that send out the wrong image regarding the USCF as currnetly the most unorganized segment of chess players are not white but non-white.
I strongly maintain that the USCF made a very bad decision regarding this move and should immediately reconsider its move to Crossville Tennessee.
Andrew Zito
P.O.Box 1615
Altoona, Pa 16603
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Crossville, TN - 38557 neighborhood details | |||
| Demographics | zip 38557 | County | National |
| Neighborhood type | Small Town | ||
| Population | 34,631 | 52,828 | 281,522,000 |
| Pop. density | 106.9 | 46.8 | 79.6 |
| Percent male | 48.0% | 48.3% | 49.1% |
| Percent female | 52.0% | 51.7% | 50.9% |
| Median age | 39.7 | 44.4 | 37.6 |
| People per household | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Percent married | 63.2% | 62.3% | 58.3% |
| Percent single | 36.8% | 37.7% | 41.6% |
| Median household income | $30,486 | $27,200 | $41,994 |
| Avg. income per capita | $16,920 | $17,595 | $21,587 |
| Crime | zip 38557 | County | National |
| Violent crime risk index | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Property crime risk index | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.2 |
| Housing | zip 38557 | County | National |
| Median home value | $104,700 | $106,900 | $185,400 |
| Median age of homes | 19.0 | 14.1 | 27.8 |
| Home appreciation | 4.7% | 4.5% | 12.3% |
| Percent owning home | 66.8% | 70.0% | 63.4% |
| Percent renting home | 20.5% | 16.9% | 21.7% |
| Percent homes vacant | 12.7% | 13.1% | 14.8% |
| Percent commuting by bus | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2.0% |
| Percent commuting by carpool | 12.6% | 19.5% | 14.6% |
| Percent commuting by auto | 82.5% | 73.0% | 71.6% |
| Percent working at home | 1.8% | 3.5% | 5.6% |
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| Education | zip 38557 | County | National |
| High school graduates | 70.8% | 62.9% | 80.4% |
| College degree - 2 year | 3.8% | 4.1% | 8.2% |
| College degree - 4 year | 6.8% | 10.5% | 14.9% |
| Graduate degree | 4.5% | 5.2% | 7.0% |
| Expenditures per student | $3,924 | $3,954 | $5,896 |
| Students per teacher | n/a | n/a | 16.0 |
| Students per librarian | 787 | 789 | 934 |
| Students per guidance counselor | 664 | 671 | 560 |
| Economy | zip 38557 | County | National |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Recent Job Growth | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1.8% |
| Future Job Growth | 25.2% | 20.4% | 10.5% |
| Sales tax | 9.750% | 9.8% | 5.6% |
| Income tax | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% |
| Cost of living index | 81 | 81 | 100 |
| Health | zip 38557 | County | National |
| Air quality | 72.0 | 72.0 | 47.9 |
| Watershed quality | 67.0 | 67.0 | 54.2 |
| Physicians per capita | 174.1 | 174.1 | 168.5 |
| Health cost index | 87.0 | 87.2 | 100.0 |
| Superfund site index | 82.0 | 80.0 | 70.7 |
| UV index | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
| Climate | zip 38557 | County | National |
| Altitude | 72 | 72 | 48 |
| Rainfall (inches annually) | 57.2 | 58.0 | 38.8 |
| Snowfall (inches annually) | 11.9 | 11.7 | 24.4 |
| January avg. low temp. | 26.0 | 25.1 | 21.6 |
| July avg. high temp. | 83.9 | 84.6 | 86.4 |
| Days of precipitation annually | 126 | 127 | 112 |
| Days mostly sunny annually | 208 | 208 | 205 |
| Comfort index | 47.0 | 47.0 | 44.2 |
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Crossville, Tennessee
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Crossville is a city located in Cumberland County, Tennessee. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 8,981. It is the county seat of Cumberland County.
Geography
Crossville is located at 35°57'15" North, 85°1'53" West (35.954221, -85.031267)1. Crossville is approximately 30 miles east of Cookeville and 70 miles west of Knoxville.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 39.1 km² (15.1 mi²). 38.2 km² (14.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.32% water.
Crossville is located at 35°57'15" North, 85°1'53" West (35.954221, -85.031267)1. Crossville is approximately 30 miles east of Cookeville and 70 miles west of Knoxville.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 39.1 km² (15.1 mi²). 38.2 km² (14.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.32% water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 8,981 people, 3,795 households, and 2,440 families residing in the city. The population density is 235.2/km² (609.2/mi²). There are 4,268 housing units at an average density of 111.8/km² (289.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 97.02% White, 0.14% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.04% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. 2.43% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 3,795 households out of which 27.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.2% are married couples living together, 15.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% are non-families. 31.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.25 and the average family size is 2.79.
In the city the population is spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 85.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 81.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $25,796, and the median income for a family is $33,207. Males have a median income of $26,735 versus $20,217 for females. The per capita income for the city is $18,066. 24.6% of the population and 21.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 36.2% of those under the age of 18 and 20.6% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
----- Original Message -----
From: robmtchl
To: fide-chess@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 8:37 PM
Subject: [fide-chess] Re: Problems in Crossville
--- In fide-chess@yahoogroups.com, "Frank Brady" <bradyf@s...> wrote:
> Dear All: I rarely, if ever, have posted on any of the chess news
> groups, but I was astounded to read Larry Parr's revelations of
> Crossville being one of the centers of drug activity in the South, if
> not the United States. The USCF must reconsider the move to
Crossville,
> and I hope that the Delegates at Phoenix not only discuss this matter,
> but also move to immediately seek other quarters for our organization.
> Please "google" <Cumberland Plateau Crossville Drugs> to read some of
> the 10,000 references to the drug and crime problems in Crossville.
>
> Dr. Frank Brady, International Arbiter of FIDE, and former member of
> the USCF Executive Board
Dr. Brady,
From: robmtchl
To: fide-chess@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 8:37 PM
Subject: [fide-chess] Re: Problems in Crossville
--- In fide-chess@yahoogroups.com, "Frank Brady" <bradyf@s...> wrote:
> Dear All: I rarely, if ever, have posted on any of the chess news
> groups, but I was astounded to read Larry Parr's revelations of
> Crossville being one of the centers of drug activity in the South, if
> not the United States. The USCF must reconsider the move to
Crossville,
> and I hope that the Delegates at Phoenix not only discuss this matter,
> but also move to immediately seek other quarters for our organization.
> Please "google" <Cumberland Plateau Crossville Drugs> to read some of
> the 10,000 references to the drug and crime problems in Crossville.
>
> Dr. Frank Brady, International Arbiter of FIDE, and former member of
> the USCF Executive Board
Dr. Brady,
I conducted a search as instructed. Unisg quotation marks to optmize
the googlr search and thereby getting hits on only articles that have
all the search words , this is what I had:
Your search - "Cumberland Plateau Crossville Drugs" - did not match any
documents
But a search for "meth labs in New York" revealed this article:
"Boehlert, R-Oneida County, introduced a bill this week that would fund
a research program at the Environmental Protection Agency to determine
what chemicals are created in residential meth labs and study their
harmful health effects.
The congressman, who chairs the House Science Committee, said his bill
also asks the agency to create voluntary guidelines for the cleanup of
former meth labs in consultation with the National Institute of
Standards and Technology.
The number of known meth labs in New York skyrocketed from 2 to 73
between 1999 and 2003"
Rob
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