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[/color][color=rgb(255, 0, 0)][www.inewsguyana.com][/color][color=rgb(137, 136, 136)] – A U.S City where hundreds of Guyanese from across New York were lured into securing cheap homes in the early 2000 is being dubbed the worst city in the nation.
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[/size]New reports are coming out, showing Schenectady to be the worst city in the United States.
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[/size]The area which has a large Guyanese population is said to be full of crack cocaine, heroin, and a corrupt police department that was threatened to be shut down a year ago by the FBI.
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[/size]“The Schenectady Police Depart doesn’t serve and protect, it has a long history of racketeering, prostitution encouragement, and sells drugs,†a U.S media report stated.
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[/size]With a population of 66,041, violent crime in the area is ranked 7th highest in New York while property crime ranks 14th worst in New York.
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[/size]In Schenectady, you have a 33% daily chance of being a victim of crime.
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[/size]Rape is especially serious in Schenectady, where heroin usage is rampant.
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[/size]Union College, a semi-IVY, has students secured in a fenced in campus because the college students are afraid to leave their dorms. They call the people Schenectoids.
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[/size]This goes to show how poor Schenectady’s reputation is, but worse yet is the home values.
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[/size]“The median home value in Schenectady is $87,600. Schenectady home values have declined -3.5% over the past year and Zillow predicts they will fall -0.1% within the next year.â€
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[/size]The income levels in Schenectady are atrocious as well. The average person who works (35% of the population) does little better than minimum wage; in fact, the average hourly rate is minimum wage.
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[/size]Many people in Schenectady are on welfare.
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