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Old 12-13-2017, 01:40 PM
 
Location: Abu Al-Qurq
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I've been pretty lucky so far. Sometimes I think living in a neighborhood where it's likely that there is higher than average gun ownership, deters break-ins.
People being home deters break-ins. Guns are just something else for burglars to steal.

Unless you keep them in a safe, which would make the guns pretty useless for their intended purpose (defending the home).
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Old 12-13-2017, 06:31 PM
 
Location: Lubbock, TX
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People being home deters break-ins. Guns are just something else for burglars to steal.
People being home with guns deters break-ins even more. But I do sometimes think that my handgun is one of the more theft-worthy items in the apartment, when I'm not around.

Home invasions do happen, so sometimes just being home is not enough.
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Old 12-20-2017, 07:13 AM
 
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My daughter had her car stolen . she now lives in NE Albq . Wyoming- Eubank area in a town house or Apt with separate garage. I don't know why here is so much crime / theft in Albq but it also a great climate to live in .
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Old 12-25-2017, 08:15 AM
 
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The local news likes to perpetuate a certain narrative. They cover petty crimes as though they were a small town paper. Ignore the local media, use common sense and you'll be fine.
I dont think its reporting petty crimes like a small town paper when ABQ is now ranking #2 in violent crimes nationally.
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Old 12-25-2017, 10:11 AM
 
Location: In my cat's house, until she finds a better human servant
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I dont think its reporting petty crimes like a small town paper when ABQ is now ranking #2 in violent crimes nationally.
Oakland, Detroit, Chicago, D.C., South L.A., San Bernardino, ...
I could keep going.

ABQ is not without problems, but it is far from the dangerous cesspool some would make it out to be.
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Old 12-26-2017, 10:29 AM
 
Location: Østenfor sol og vestenfor måne
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I dont think its reporting petty crimes like a small town paper when ABQ is now ranking #2 in violent crimes nationally.
Is it #2 or #23 in violent crime?

According to the FBI's most recent statistics of 2015, Albuquerque comies in at #23. What is your source?

https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s.../violent-crime
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Old 12-26-2017, 11:08 AM
 
Location: Albuquerque, NM
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I dont think its reporting petty crimes like a small town paper when ABQ is now ranking #2 in violent crimes nationally.
When they report about someone stealing a $30 christmas decoration, yes that is reporting on petty crimes.
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Old 12-26-2017, 01:59 PM
 
Location: Albuquerque
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By this chart NM is #3 but that number is skewed due to Alb containing a large % of the population. Sort of like here in CT it's supposed to be so wealthy but that's due to Fairfield county having such a high income. The rest of the state are schlubs like me, LOL!
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/...n-the-u-s.html
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Old 12-27-2017, 12:12 PM
 
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Is it #2 or #23 in violent crime?

According to the FBI's most recent statistics of 2015, Albuquerque comies in at #23. What is your source?

https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s.../violent-crime
NM as a state is #2 in violent crime for states, but ABQ isn't anywhere near #2 for cities.
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Old 01-11-2018, 04:06 PM
 
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Smile Lived, Left, Returned and happy I did.

Speaking from growing up in Abq, moving away for many years, and choosing to return, it's a good city and an easy place to live. There are downsides, like everywhere. Yes, high crime rates, but much of that isolated to certain areas or groups of people that are easy to avoid. The metro area, including Rio Rancho, Los Lunas, Placitas & East Mountain communities is made up of about 900,000 people with just under 600,000 in the actual city of ABQ. It is a large city, but not major metropolitan area, and sometimes shows signs of growing pains as it shifts away from small to medium city operations and politics.

With Kirtland AFB, Sandia Labs, VA Hospital, Federal Courthouse, University of NM, Forrest Service, Border Patrol, and NM State offices in Santa Fe (45min-1hr north), there are many government and public sector positions that offer good salaries and benefits, along with job security. Private sector opportunities are available in medical and healthcare organizations, the legal field, film industry, solar industry, management & marketing positions in hotels and casinos, several medium to large accounting firms and so on. Are the career opportunities as lucrative or plentiful as other larger cities like Denver, Phoenix, Dallas? No, probably not, but cost of living is reasonable, commute times are minimal, and more laid back pace of life is part of the trade off. If the tax structure were more favorable, we would probably see this improve quickly because of the mild climate, cost of living, access to 4 year university, community college and workforce training, and proximity to regional metro areas like Denver, Phoenix, Dallas.

I lived in Dallas for 4.5 years, and Phoenix for 7 years. While in Phoenix, I traveled back and forth between Philadelphia and Phx a lot and became used to spending 2.5 hours per day in traffic commuting to and from work, when I lived in a centrally located Phoenix neighborhood less than 20 miles from work. I flew in and out of a large, crowded airport where I had to allow for extra time for parking, taking a shuttle, long security lines, crowded baggage claim, and traffic getting to or from the airport. With 110 degree Phoenix afternoons or 90+ humidity in Dallas, I had become used to $350-500/month electric bills in the summer. I made friends in both cities, and many that would stay for 2 or 3 years and then they'd end up leaving. I moved back to Albuquerque after 12 years away and life is easier.

In many ways, day to day life is the same no matter where you live. I go to work during the week. I get my coffee at a nice Starbucks, have lunch once or twice a week with friends nearby my office, go to a nice gym & fitness facility, shop at Whole Foods or Sprouts, bank at a Wells Fargo, take my dog walking in my neighborhood and so on. I live in a nice neighborhood that is low crime and feels safe. The cost of living doesn't seem much different from Phoenix or Dallas. Home prices were lower in Dallas when I lived there, but property taxes higher so it balanced out. And when I left Phoenix, home prices were a little higher there, but with lower property taxes, so again it was basically a wash. Some differences I appreciate would be the fact that it takes me 10 minutes to get to work in the morning and 15 minutes to get home in "rush hour". The weather is great, with all 4 seasons (winter being a mild winter climate). It's 90 degrees in the summer, but cools to 65 at night. The sun shines probably 325 days a year, if not more. It's 55 degrees this afternoon (January). Skies are clear blue and free of smog. The stars come out at night. The airport is a breeze to fly in and out of, with easy parking and rarely crowded. The people are friendly, unless you aren't to them. It's a warm and welcoming community. Life is free of many extremes, and most days I can appreciate that. Traffic and crowds are limited. Temperatures are seasonally appropriate. The economy tends to be pretty stable and free of high highs and low lows. You can breeze in and out of the airport. There is plenty to do but if you don't remind yourself of that, it is easy to become complacent.

The diverse culture makes for a wide variety of activities. Within ABQ & Santa Fe it is easy to enjoy the International Balloon Fiesta, NM State Fair, Summer Festivals, Holiday Twinkle Light Parade, Luminaria Tours, Wine & Beer Festivals, Outdoor Concerts, Gathering of Nations, Lobo Basketball (UNM/college basketball), Isotopes minor league baseball, Santa Fe Opera, Burning of Zozobra, Fiestas, Hispanic Cultural Center, Natural History Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Meow Wolf, Rodeo & Horse Races, ABQ Zoo, 10+ public/private golf courses, Thousands of miles of hiking and biking trails, Rio Grande Nature Center, Nob Hill Shop & Stroll, Botanical Gardens, Aquarium, and Old Town are just some of the popular things to do or places to go. There are many great local restaurants ranging from classic New Mexican food to fine dining, BBQ, small bites, middle eastern food, breweries, burger joints, taco trucks, bakeries, French, along with well known national chains like Ruth Chris, Bravo, Pappadeux, Cheesecake Factory, etc. AND, Santa Fe has world class dining less than 1 hour away. The culture of Northern NM is different from Southern NM, and ABQ is where the two meet, so there are many cultures, ways of life, and history within the state.

I've always believed NM is one of the most beautiful landscapes in the country, and had to remind myself of that when I returned. It is a geographically large state, so there are many options for a weekend getaway or day drive to explore something new. And within 2-3 hours of Albuquerque, you can visit ancient ruins, a variety of natural hot springs, sacred villages, Taos Ski Valley, Santa Fe Ski Mountain, Ten Thousand Waves world class spa, Ojo Caliente hot springs spa, Ted Turn ranch expeditions, Tent Rocks, Taos Gorge, Rafting, Hunting, Wineries, Skuba Diving @ NM's Blue Hole, Town of Madrid, Bosque Del Apache Wildlife preserve, White Sands, Pecos Historical Park, Chaco Ruins, Aztec Ruins, Ranchos De Los Golondrinas, Sandia Mountains, Manzano Mountains, Mt. Taylor, Jemez Mountains, Elephant Butte Lake, Georgia O'Keefe Museum, and much more. The dramatic terrain meets the desert skies and sunsets can be hot pink, fire engine red, bright orange, neon blue, and can extend for hundreds of miles.

Simply writing off the city as a crime ridden wasteland of auto thieves is not giving it a chance. I gained peace of mind and a quality of life when I moved back here that I would not be very willing to give up again.
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