Plano murder rate is skyrocketing. (Dallas, Wylie: crime rate, home, buying)

[PriscillaVanilla]

Originally Posted by Soccernerd

There are, on average, about five murders in Plano per year. There have been fourteen so far.
This is about a 300% increase.
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This does not surprise me.

I live in Plano and over the past three months, I have had to call the police twice. One time when I was being harassed and the other time, an incident involving a man and woman driving up and down our street, bothering kids, although I'd rather not go into detail about that here online. And no, I'm not one of these people that calls police over every minor incident. Those were my first calls to police in many years.

[UnfairPark]

Originally Posted by PriscillaVanilla

This does not surprise me.

I live in Plano and over the past three months, I have had to call the police twice. One time when I was being harassed and the other time, an incident involving a man and woman driving up and down our street, bothering kids, although I'd rather not go into detail about that here online. And no, I'm not one of these people that calls police over every minor incident. Those were my first calls to police in many years.

Which zip code is that?

[UnfairPark]

Originally Posted by PriscillaVanilla

I firmly believe many malls get closed down due to gangs roaming through them and people hanging out in them during the daytime because they can't afford A/C.

Well, in the end it’s all about profits. Online shopping is killing businesses everywhere and remaining malls are trying to become multipurpose destinations.

[PriscillaVanilla]

Originally Posted by UnfairPark

Which zip code is that?

I sent you a PM.

[jiping]

Originally Posted by PriscillaVanilla

I firmly believe many malls get closed down due to gangs roaming through them and people hanging out in them during the daytime because they can't afford A/C.

The last time I went to Macy's at Collin Creek Mall to pick up an online order, I noticed there was "This store is monitored" warning at the entrance. They also set up some screens live streaming surveillance videos.

I think they were trying hard to fight/deter crimes, and Macy closed this location within a couple of months.

[El Chingaso]

Originally Posted by jiping

The last time I went to Macy's at Collin Creek Mall to pick up an online order, I noticed there was "This store is monitored" warning at the entrance. They also set up some screens live streaming surveillance videos.

I think they were trying hard to fight/deter crimes, and Macy closed this location within a couple of months.

They closed it because the mall was closing. How obtuse are you?

[jiping]

Originally Posted by El Chingaso

They closed it because the mall was closing. How obtuse are you?

That Macy was voluntarily closed two years earlier.

[El Chingaso]

Originally Posted by jiping

That Macy was voluntarily closed two years earlier.

You do realize that the closure was known 5 years ahead of time, right?

[UnfairPark]

Yup it was, along with 68 other Macy’s stores around the country. That year Sears closed 72 and JCPenny closed 138 stores.

https://communityimpact.com/dallas-f...ocation-plano/

The Plano store is one of 68 locations around the country that Macy's announced it will close by mid-2017, according to a company statement. The closures were announced as the company continues to see "declining traffic" in stores, where a majority of the company's business is transacted, said Terry J. Lundgren, chairman and CEO of Macy's.

On top of the 68 closures announced Wednesday, the company plans to close an additional 30 stores after this year.

"Our plan to close approximately 100 stores over the next few years is an important part of our strategy to help us right-size our physical footprint as we expand our digital reach," Lundgren said in the statement.

[UnfairPark]

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/...in-creek-mall/

The billion dollar and 100-acre project on U.S. Highway 75 would also include a Crystal Lagoon water feature, retail and entertainment venues, and a luxury hotel.