Health & welfare
DEADLY FACTS
Annual death rate per 100,000 population:
First: Detroit-811
Second: Philadelphia-794
Third: Atlanta-790
Fifth: Chicago-776
Sixth: New York-765
DOCTOR, DOCTOR
Number of physicians:
First: New York-28,315
Second: Los Angeles-20,819
Third: Chicago-15,564
Fourth: Boston-12,424
Tenth: Dallas-4,641
HELP!
Number of 911 calls placed during 1990:
First: New York-8 million
Second: Philadelphia-3 million
Third: Chicago-2.6 million (we`re slow to panic)
Fourth: Los Angeles-2.3 million
Fifth: Washington-1.7 million
INFANT MORTALITY
Per 1,000 live births (the national average is 9.9):
First: Washington-23.2
Second: Detroit-21
Third: Philadelphia-17.5
Fourth: Chicago-15.2
Sixth: New York-13.2
Eighth: Los Angeles-10.1
THE WAR DRAGS ON
Total reported AIDS cases, as of February 1991:
First: New York-31,082
Second: Los Angeles-11,062
Third: Houston-5,010
Fourth: Washington-4,770
Fifth: Chicago-4,170
Tenth: Detroit-1,465
Crime stories
THE PERCEPTIONS
Percentage of residents who feel their city is unsafe, according to a 1990 Gallup poll:
Petrified: New York-85%
Fourth: Chicago-65%
Fifth: Los Angeles-64%
Sixth: Philadelphia-40%
Seventh: Atlanta-39%
Ninth: Dallas-26%
No worries: Houston-25%
TRIGGER HAPPY
Number of gun shops listed in Yellow Pages:
Most bang: Houston-112
Second: Dallas-101
Third: Atlanta-75
Fourth: Los Angeles-47
Seventh: Chicago-32
Least bang: Washington-19
HOT WHEELS
Number of motor vehicles stolen in 1989:
First: New York-133,861
Second: Los Angeles-63,991
Third: Chicago-45,898
Fourth: Houston-37,005
Fifth: Detroit-28,123
Tenth: Washington-8,291
BREAKIN` IN
Total burglaries in 1989:
First: New York-121,322
Second: Chicago-51,580
Third: Los Angeles-51,209
Fourth: Houston-47,043
Tenth: Boston-9,882
SKIRTING THE LAW
Number of prostitution arrests, male and female, in 1990:
Lust City: New York-9,746
Second: Los Angeles-9,369
Third: Chicago-4,945
Fourth: Houston-1,989
Fifth: Atlanta-1,376
LAWYERS COUNT TOO
Number of attorneys:
First: New York-47,255
Second: Washington-25,610
Third: Los Angeles-23,205
Fourth: Chicago-22,851
Tenth: Detroit-4,957
Culture shock
BEST SELLERS
Number of books bought in metro area in 1990, in millions:
First: New York-283.2
Second: Los Angeles-265.6
Third: Boston-168.8
Fourth: Chicago-162.8
Tenth: Atlanta-58.7
FRAME & FORTUNE
Number of art museums in metro area, including public, private and university: First: New York-49
Second: Los Angeles-33
Third: Washington-31
Fourth: Boston-22
Fifth: Philadelphia-22
Sixth: Chicago-19
All others: Fewer than 10 each
READ ALL ABOUT IT
Number of city daily newspapers with circulation above 200,000:
First: New York-4
Second: Dallas-3
Third: Chicago, Boston, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia-2
Ninth: Atlanta, Washington-1
SNOOPING & SCOOPING
Top 5 for Pulitzer Prizes won by city newspapers+ from 1917 to 1991:
New York-105
Chicago-35
Washington-30
Los Angeles-19
Philadelphia-17
(+not including nationally circulated publications such as The Wall Street Journal and Christian Science Monitor)
PLAYING AROUND
Longest-running stage show:
New York-”The Fantastiks” (31 years)
Boston-”Shear Madness” (12 years)
Chicago-”Shear Madness” (9 years)
Los Angeles-”Tamara” (8 years)
Philadelphia-”Nunsense” (6 years)
Washington-”Shear Madness” (3 1/2 years)
Atlanta-”Driving Miss Daisy” (20 months)
SOUND OF MUSIC
Number of classical music concerts in metro area in 1989:
First: New York-668
Second: Washington-432
Third: Los Angeles-419
Fourth: Philadelphia-381
Fifth: Chicago-318
FOR THE RECORD
Hottest-selling album on May 15:
Chicago-R.E.M., ”Out of Time”
Dallas-Michael Bolton, ”Time, Love & Tenderness”
Detroit-Luther Vandross, ”Power of Love”
Houston-Soundtrack to ”New Jack City”
Los Angeles-R.E.M., ”Out of Time”
New York-R.E.M., ”Out of Time”
Top-renting videos on May 15:
Chicago-”Three Men and a Little Lady”
Dallas-”Marked for Death”
Detroit-”King of New York”
Houston-”Ghost”
Los Angeles-”Ghost”
New York-”Ghost”
The pursuit of leisure
PARK PLACE
Number of city-owned parks:
Green Acres: New York-1,701
Second: Washington-753
Third: Philadelphia-630
Fourth: Chicago-563
Fifth: Los Angeles-355
Tenth: Detroit-56
TEED OFF
Number of public and private golf courses in metro area:
First: Detroit-149
Second: Philadelphia-134
Third: Chicago-130
Sixth: Los Angeles-77
Tenth: Dallas-56
TEAMING UP
Number of major professional sports teams (baseball, football, basketball and ice hockey) in metro area:
New York-8
Los Angeles-7
Chicago-5
All others-4 or fewer
BUT GIVE US ANOTHER 10 YEARS
Number of professional sports championships:
New York-45
Boston-28
Detroit-17
Chicago-16
Philadelphia-15
Washington/Baltimore-14
Los Angeles-13
Dallas-3
Houston-2 (the AFL Oilers)
Atlanta-0
GAMETIME GRUB
Price of a hot dog and a beer at ballparks:
New York Yankees-$5.75
Los Angeles Dodgers-$5.25
Detroit Tigers-$4.80
Boston Red Sox-$4.65
Philadelphia Phillies-$4.25
Chicago Cubs-$4
FRIEND IN NEED
Number of escort services in Yellow Pages:
First: Atlanta-148
Second: Houston-80
Third: Dallas-80
Ninth: Chicago-22
Tenth: Detroit-12
BLIND FAITH
Number of dating services in Yellow Pages:
First: Boston-54
Second: Chicago-32
Third: New York+-27
Fourth: Los Angeles-25
Tenth: Houston-10
(+Manhattan directory only)
