Bill O'Reilly, Was he right or wrong?

Well, the area just outside the quarter is a bit of a wasteland.. but then you get into uptown, mid city, and the marigny and bywater are all good. Clearly, they're talking from experience being drunk and on foot.

But find me one city that doesn't have that?

Bring up crime and I'll bring up Chicago with their largest gang population in the country (60k). Or how LA, Long Beach, Oakland, Oklahoma City, and Newark have the most gang related killings and drive byes.

Now, would stronger police and criminal justice deter crime? Probably. In all honesty, there were articles about those displaced from Katrina in Houston and how they got a rude awakening about crime and jail time. Violent crime needs to be dealt with better.

Also, there are multiple reasons for the dip in crime in the months after Katrina, but the "martial curfew" we were under was a big part. Not saying that's the solution, but don't ignore it.