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the 25 shopping centers in the highest-risk locations as: 1. Southgate Shopping Center, Memphis, Tenn. 2. Pecanland Mall, Monroe, La. 3. Omni International Mall, Miami 4. Saint Louis Centre, St. Louis 5. New Orleans Centre, New Orleans 6. Concourse Plaza Shopping Center, New York 7. Mondawmin/Metro Plaza, Baltimore 8. Greenbriar Mall, Atlanta 9. Westland Mall, Hialeah, Fla. 10. Long Beach Plaza, Long Beach, Calif. 11. Gateway Shopping Center, Jacksonville, Fla. 12. Palm Springs Mile Shopping Center, Hialeah, Fla. 13. Northside Shopping Center, Miami 14. Lauderhill Mall, Lauderhill, Fla. 15. One North State Street, Chicago 16. Oakwood Center, Gretna, La. 17. Iverson Mall, Hillcrest Heights, Md. 18. Tower City Center, Cleveland 19. North Bridge District, Chicago 20. Oakwood Plaza, Hollywood, Fla. 21. Water Tower Place, Chicago 22. 900 North Michigan Shops, Chicago 23. The Gallery At Market East, Philadelphia 24. Poplar Plaza Shopping Center, Memphis, Tenn. 25. Lakes Mall, Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. The bottom 25 In ascending order of risk, with many tying scores, the APBnews.com/CAP Index analysis identified the 25 shopping centers in the lowest-risk locations as: 1. Great Lakes Mall, Mentor, Ohio 2. Hanover Mall, Hanover, Mass. 2. Macedonia Commons, Macedonia, Ohio 4. Southpark Center, Strongsville, Ohio 5. Crystal Point, Crystal Lake, Ill. 5. Village Park Plaza, Carmel, Ind. 7. Centennial Promenade, Denver 8. Eastview Mall, Victor, N.Y. 8. Great Northern Mall, Clay, N.Y. 8. Park Meadows, Englewood, Colo. 11. Cranberry Mall, Mars, Pa. 11. Warren Mall, Warren, Pa. 13. Mall at Tuttle Crossing, Amlin, Ohio 13. Northpointe Plaza Retail Shops, Lewis Center, Ohio 15. Chesterfield Mall, Chesterfield, Mo. 15. Clifton Country Mall, Clifton Park, N.Y. 15. Montgomery Mall, Montgomeryville, Pa. 15. Oak View Mall, Omaha, Neb. 15. The Crossing, Clifton Park, N.Y. 20. Montgomery Square, Montgomeryville, Pa. 20. Orland Park Place, Orland Park, Ill. 20. Orland Square, Orland Park, Ill. 20. Utica Park Place, Utica, Mich. 24. Susquehanna Valley Mall, Selinsgrove, Pa. 24. Westwood Plaza, Omaha, Neb. Officials challenge findings APBnews.com contacted all 50 of the shopping centers listed in this story but only a handful responded. A few expressed fear that a high rating might be used to tar their shopping center as being high crime when the facility itself is well protected. Southgate Shopping Center in Memphis has a public library, said Andy Groveman, senior vice president of Belz Enterprises, which operates the center. Certainly, perceptually, from a consumer standpoint, it's not considered at all to be an at-risk shopping center. It is in an inner-city location, no question about it; however, you'll find more crime in other areas of the city than you will there, he said. Your numbers in areas don't match in any way, shape or form as to what's occurring. We have no crime at the mall, said Cynthia Baker, manager of the Lauderhill Mall in Lauderhill, Fla., a community just west of Fort Lauderdale. The mall ranked 14th in risk. I'm across the street from an industrial area, but that crime does not come over here. Jay Hebert, marketing manager of New Orleans' downtown development district, defended his city's New Orleans Centre mall. We would respectfully disagree, Hebert said. In the past, New Orleans certainly has had its crime problems. We got rid of the bad elements in the police department. Most of them have gone to jail or are under indictment. Crime has dramatically decreased in New Orleans, he said. We feel that we're trying to attract development. With your best intentions, ya'll come in and drop a bomb. Crimes against people CAP Index
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