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From: Mish-she-gan
No city is free of crime. Mine averages 2 to 3 murders per year. When it comes to the larger cities we hangout in, Ann Arbor and Lansing, these are two large college towns. Ann Arbor has had 6 of the past 10 years with ZERO murders; other years it's been 1 to 3. Lansing averages 10/year for the past 10 years and almost always in the "hood".
I honestly never think about the murder rate in the towns we frequent. I would if I were going to Flint, Detroit, or Chicago.
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From: West Deptford NJ
While we hear very chart alarming news to the contrary, murder rates are in fact down historically. Here is a link to a chart showing the murder rates between 1950 and 2012, sorry I couldn't find an up to the minute. Please note that the rates of murder were 2012 at the same level as 1950 with the rates being the highest in 1980.
The difference is now that we have 24 hour media that is now and has been for many years using the idea, "If it bleeds, it leads."
There has been an upsurge in that past year or so, and I will not comment on why I believe it is happening, but I will say, I spend a fair bit of time in Philadelphia and unless I am in a neighborhood with which I am not familiar, I have no issues walking down the street in the evening when I am out.
But that's just my opinion.
The difference is now that we have 24 hour media that is now and has been for many years using the idea, "If it bleeds, it leads."
There has been an upsurge in that past year or so, and I will not comment on why I believe it is happening, but I will say, I spend a fair bit of time in Philadelphia and unless I am in a neighborhood with which I am not familiar, I have no issues walking down the street in the evening when I am out.
But that's just my opinion.
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From: Lewes, DE
While we hear very chart alarming news to the contrary, murder rates are in fact down historically. Here is a link to a chart showing the murder rates between 1950 and 2012, sorry I couldn't find an up to the minute. Please note that the rates of murder were 2012 at the same level as 1950 with the rates being the highest in 1980.
The difference is now that we have 24 hour media that is now and has been for many years using the idea, "If it bleeds, it leads."
There has been an upsurge in that past year or so, and I will not comment on why I believe it is happening, but I will say, I spend a fair bit of time in Philadelphia and unless I am in a neighborhood with which I am not familiar, I have no issues walking down the street in the evening when I am out.
But that's just my opinion.
The difference is now that we have 24 hour media that is now and has been for many years using the idea, "If it bleeds, it leads."
There has been an upsurge in that past year or so, and I will not comment on why I believe it is happening, but I will say, I spend a fair bit of time in Philadelphia and unless I am in a neighborhood with which I am not familiar, I have no issues walking down the street in the evening when I am out.
But that's just my opinion.
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From: charlotte, nc
I went to high school in Wilmington and went to college in Baltimore. I vowed I would never live in Baltimore after I graduated.
Out of college I worked in Wilmington, DE since I grew up there. What a sad place. Most of the city proper is super poor and has high unemployment. Driving down some streets after work, you can see tons of people just sittin on their stoops or wandering down the street. I worked next to the train station and our office had security guards available to walk you to your parking garage if you felt unsafe once it got dark out.
The nickname really doesnt help, and just outlines how crappy the whole area is. They are trying to revitalize downtown but most people wont live there because its right next to the really poor areas. The only people who moved there were young kids from out of town who just got their first jobs at one of the many banks or law firms in the city. They found out quickly and most have since moved of the people I knew.
I've since moved to NC and its much nicer here
Out of college I worked in Wilmington, DE since I grew up there. What a sad place. Most of the city proper is super poor and has high unemployment. Driving down some streets after work, you can see tons of people just sittin on their stoops or wandering down the street. I worked next to the train station and our office had security guards available to walk you to your parking garage if you felt unsafe once it got dark out.
The nickname really doesnt help, and just outlines how crappy the whole area is. They are trying to revitalize downtown but most people wont live there because its right next to the really poor areas. The only people who moved there were young kids from out of town who just got their first jobs at one of the many banks or law firms in the city. They found out quickly and most have since moved of the people I knew.
I've since moved to NC and its much nicer here
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From: Lewes, DE
I went to high school in Wilmington and went to college in Baltimore. I vowed I would never live in Baltimore after I graduated.
Out of college I worked in Wilmington, DE since I grew up there. What a sad place. Most of the city proper is super poor and has high unemployment. Driving down some streets after work, you can see tons of people just sittin on their stoops or wandering down the street. I worked next to the train station and our office had security guards available to walk you to your parking garage if you felt unsafe once it got dark out.
The nickname really doesnt help, and just outlines how crappy the whole area is. They are trying to revitalize downtown but most people wont live there because its right next to the really poor areas. The only people who moved there were young kids from out of town who just got their first jobs at one of the many banks or law firms in the city. They found out quickly and most have since moved of the people I knew.
I've since moved to NC and its much nicer here
Out of college I worked in Wilmington, DE since I grew up there. What a sad place. Most of the city proper is super poor and has high unemployment. Driving down some streets after work, you can see tons of people just sittin on their stoops or wandering down the street. I worked next to the train station and our office had security guards available to walk you to your parking garage if you felt unsafe once it got dark out.
The nickname really doesnt help, and just outlines how crappy the whole area is. They are trying to revitalize downtown but most people wont live there because its right next to the really poor areas. The only people who moved there were young kids from out of town who just got their first jobs at one of the many banks or law firms in the city. They found out quickly and most have since moved of the people I knew.
I've since moved to NC and its much nicer here
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