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Sign indicating the Fifth Ward. The Fifth Ward, nicknamed the Nickel, is a community of Houston, Texas, United States, derived from a historical political district (), [1] about 2 miles (3.2 km) [2] northeast of Downtown.
Houston's murder rate in 2005 ranked 46th of U.S. cities with a population over 250,000 in 2005 (per capita rate of 16.3 murders per 100,000 population). [1] In 2010, the city's murder rate (per capita rate of 11.8 murders per 100,000 population) was ranked sixth among U.S. cities with a population of over 750,000 (behind New York City, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia) [2 ...
Historic treatment of rail ties in the Houston, Texas Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens neighborhoods has exposed residents to cancer-causing soil contamination. [1] Creosote and its extenders were used in wood preservation processes at a nearby rail yard and have been identified as carcinogens that are hazardous to human health.
(The Center Square) – As the largest city closest to the border and a gateway hub for human and drug trafficking and crime linked to cartel and gang violence, Houston has been ground zero for ...
The second occurred when he was in college, when a close relative was held responsible for committing the crime. Xavien Howard's rise from Houston's Fifth Ward to NFL [Video] Skip to main content
Kelly Village also known as "Kelly Court," is a 500-unit public housing projects located in the historic Fifth Ward neighborhood of Houston. It is a part of the Houston Housing Authority. It is Houston's second housing project built for African Americans, opening after World War II.
Lucky Ward (born November 1, 1964) is an African-American man who was convicted of strangling two people in September 2010 in Houston, Texas, while he was homeless. [1] He was accused of committing four other homicides, one dating back to 1985, none of which were ever prosecuted. [ 2 ]
In the 1970s Houston ISD had been desegregated. As the Fifth Ward as a neighborhood experienced a surge in crime, Houston ISD rezoned the Denver Harbor neighborhood, which had many White residents, to Wheatley. At that time the neighborhood was quickly becoming Hispanic.