[KH02]

Connecticut

Rank Overall: 1
Booster Seat Law: Required for children under age 7 and under 60 pounds
Bike Helmet Law: Required for riders under age 16
Rank in Violent Crime Rate*: 14
Rank in Sex Offender Rate*: 8
Rank of Rate of Kids Who Die in Accidents*: 2



This is from parenting magazine which ranked Connecticut #1 for being the safest state for children. GO US!!!!

**the lower the number the better (1-50) for each state 50 being the worst**

[skytrekker]

Yes it is a safe place for kids, Thanks for the info.

[KH02]

Sorry typo... It's actually from Parents magazine.

[CTlibrarian]

Nice to hear, hooray for CT! Thanks for the info. :-)

[jonniebing]

Originally Posted by KH02

Connecticut

Rank Overall: 1
Booster Seat Law: Required for children under age 7 and under 60 pounds
Bike Helmet Law: Required for riders under age 16
Rank in Violent Crime Rate*: 14
Rank in Sex Offender Rate*: 8
Rank of Rate of Kids Who Die in Accidents*: 2



This is from parenting magazine which ranked Connecticut #1 for being the safest state for children. GO US!!!!

**the lower the number the better (1-50) for each state 50 being the worst**

well i cant see how c.t. is the safest pace for kids well i guess where u livebut the urban parts like bridgeport hartford and new haven new havan got so out of hand with kids kiilin kids cause of the section they live in forinstince theres the hill section the vill the tre the jungle and terror dome and they all beef so if you live in a section thats who your atomaticly down with so if your from the vill and go into the tre they will shoot you and at one point it was kids doin most of the killing it got so bad that the president had to address it but im happy that we are the safest for kids know but im not a believer i seen to much

[nico7]

Jonniebing, it's true there is a huge disparity between some urban areas and the rest of the state. The differences may be more drastic in CT than in many other states. That being said, almost every city (everywhere) has areas that are relatively safe, and areas that are dangerous. New Haven still has several unsafe neighborhoods, but the city has improved enormously since the early '90s.

[kidyankee784]

Originally Posted by jonniebing

well i cant see how c.t. is the safest pace for kids well i guess where u livebut the urban parts like bridgeport hartford and new haven new havan got so out of hand with kids kiilin kids cause of the section they live in forinstince theres the hill section the vill the tre the jungle and terror dome and they all beef so if you live in a section thats who your atomaticly down with so if your from the vill and go into the tre they will shoot you and at one point it was kids doin most of the killing it got so bad that the president had to address it but im happy that we are the safest for kids know but im not a believer i seen to much

Whew...I was out of breath just reading this!

Jonniebing- CT does have it's share of crime, but so does every state in our country and every country in our world. There is crime in Greenwich (my car was broken into on "The Ave"), crime in Beverly Hills, Palm Beach, Madison Ave, etc. If you live in one of the most unsafe neighborhoods in Connecticut (parts of Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven) then yes, you're bound to see it happening in front of you, and often. But what you must realize is that outside of those small pockets of crime are some of the safest neighborhoods in the world with virtually no crime aside from the occasional mailbox smashing by bratty high school kids on Senior Night.

[andthentherewere3]

Originally Posted by jonniebing

well i cant see how c.t. is the safest pace for kids well i guess where u livebut the urban parts like bridgeport hartford and new haven new havan got so out of hand with kids kiilin kids cause of the section they live in forinstince theres the hill section the vill the tre the jungle and terror dome and they all beef so if you live in a section thats who your atomaticly down with so if your from the vill and go into the tre they will shoot you and at one point it was kids doin most of the killing it got so bad that the president had to address it but im happy that we are the safest for kids know but im not a believer i seen to much

Crime is why we chose to live in a suburban town, as opposed to a city. That, and the schools are generally better.