High crime in Seaford and Milford-Why? (Wilmington: apartment, leasing, eviction)

[oncesir]

Originally Posted by CMTAD

Many areas in California, Illinois and other states have similar problems. It's not a Delaware problem. It's an EVERYwhere problem.

Charley

I used to live in Illinois. What area had that problem? Where I came from there were tons of jobs and housing was much less than here. It is an everywhere problem but certain areas have it much worse than others. Slower lower is one of those areas.

[elizamary]

Originally Posted by oncesir

I used to live in Illinois. What area had that problem? Where I came from there were tons of jobs and housing was much less than here. It is an everywhere problem but certain areas have it much worse than others. Slower lower is one of those areas.

well gee Ross

[ETGreen]

Originally Posted by elizamary

The job and real estate market is WAAAY out of wack all over not just in DE.

Hopefully with the up coming elections we will have a leader that will focus on caring for the American people and not an oil well.
Every state is in trouble and people in EVERY state are loosing their jobs and homes.
I know this is happening and I will not let comments about painting DE as the only state that has forclosures, no jobs and low wages slide without offering some defense of truth.
What is happening in DE is
HAPPENING ALL ALL OVER THE U S OF A.

Moderator cut: personal attack

At NO TIME did any poster state or even infer that Delaware is the ONLY state with high home prices and low wages. And this IS a Delaware forum, and the OP WAS asking a question about Delaware. So what's your problem?
I happen to believe that "Oncesir" and Rossc" are right.

And, BTW, "What is happening in DE" is NOT happening "all over the U S of A". I know. I am a former Delaware resident who is now living in another state where decent jobs are available and housing is affordable; there are LOTS of places like this in the country. It's just that most people have just a few places that they think are desirable, and they flock to those places, driving prices up.

[christina0001]

Please stay on topic - refer to the OP (original post).
Everyone is entitled to their opinions - feel free to state yours, but argumentative posts will be deleted, as will personal attacks.
Thank you.

[Debaroo]

Originally Posted by Delly

As always, different strokes for different folks! And, we all have options.....move elsewhere if we don't like it here. I was born and raised here, Thank God! I travel the state from Wilmington to Delmar (including Seaford-Laurel) on almost a daily basis. I enjoy these small towns. I enjoy being able to get around without log jams of traffic, a less than 30 minute ride to the bay, and 40 minute ride to the ocean. I enjoy the bay/ocean, the boardwalks in Rehoboth-Bethany Beach, pubs sprinkled from Dover to Fenwick Island, Bowers Beach fishing community and watching the little boats cross the canal from South Bowers to North Bowers to see the local band and eat crabs, that great flea market open weekends south of Greenwood, farm auctions, Amish baked goods, yard sales, Punkin' Chunkin', Apple Scrapple Festival and other nonsense things. I enjoy slower-lower, local attitudes and people who talk to you in the grocery line. I enjoy Spence's Bazaar to pick up various things (that I don't need), then I enjoy driving up Rt. 1 for a pretty pleasant drive to Philly (until I hit traffic) taking about 1 hour 30 minutes. I enjoy traveling to New York and a broadway show (when I feel like it) in little more than 2 hours. Washington D.C. is about 2 hours away, and if I yearn for the best-of-the-best traffic snarls, I can enjoy myself there, riding round and round on the beltway, trying to get off....somewhere....anywhere. Many, around here, commute to Wilmington/Philadelphia/New Jersey for higher paying jobs. A doctor I know, lives in Lewes, Delaware, commutes to a Wilmington hospital every day, and returns his patient's calls on the way home from his car. When he finishes his last call, he is home on the Delaware Bay. Bay Health Medical Center (Kent General Hospital) has a state-of-the-art cardiac unit, and was inspired and set up by 1st rate doctors practicing in Jefferson Hospital - Philadelphia. They moved here to get away from the rat race, and that sure has benefited us. So, whine, complain, bad mouth or rave about Delaware. We all have opinions, and they are all welcome! Statistics regarding crime rates are just that, and are all relative. Delaware is about 97 miles long, and between 9 and 47 miles wide at the widest point. Run the stats, visit, and see for yourself.

Now this is what I call a positive post!!! Thanks

[MMODAndrea]

Where do you find these crime rate stats?

[Jessica2DE]

Hi All,

I've been reading through some of the Delaware threads for the past month or so, and finally decided to join as a member since I'm hoping to move to the wonderful state when my rental lease is over in July. This is my first post, and I couldn't help myself from echoing what some of you have already said: statistics can be interpreted in various ways. I am in graduate school for psychology and just this evening wrapped up a second level graduate stats course, Statistics II. One thing I took away from the course is that statistics can really provide a great snapshot of a situation, such as crime data... BUT, it is important to keep in mind other factors such as standard deviations, sampling methods, reporting methods, standard error, just to name a few. The average person is probably not well versed enough in statistical jargon to make an accurate assessment of the data they see posted on a website. The media can certainly sensationalize statistics to support or refute a given point of view. I'm not saying that statistics are beyond most people's reach; what I am trying to convey is that the crime data we see could be influenced by multiple factors that will not be reported on the crime stats website that could greatly alter the meaning behind the numbers that are presented. Are they interesting and useful to peruse when considering a move? Yes, absolutely. Are they to be considered the absolute last word on crime in a given city? Certainly not!

As far as crime, housing costs, and jobs, it's a great idea to do research on these issues before moving somewhere. I would recommend keeping it balanced, however, and not making decisions based on data gathered from one website, one person's opinion, or one five minute drive through a city!

Thanks to everyone for contributing their opinions on these forums... I definitely take everyone's thoughts into account when trying to narrow down areas in Delaware where I'd want to live, and look forward to getting to know many of you better--both on the discussion boards and maybe one day at a dinner party in a new home!

[Charley]

Welcome to the Delaware forum, Jessica. As someone with an understanding of the measures of central tendencies and the analysis of variance, I agree with you. At the same time, there is no place on the planet that is crime free and the levels of crime should always be compared against where you currently live.

I am coming from a town in which my very low crime neighborhood borders a relatively high crime neighborhood, though it has never affected me in my 29 years in this town. I am not as concerned as others and look forward to relocating to Delaware when the time comes.

Again, welcome.

Charley

[rdlr]

Hi Jessica,
As a born and raised Delawarean, I am unable to compare Delaware's crime rate to other states. But in my 60+ or 70- years I know how crime has escalated here, as in other states. I know where I WOULDN'T live in Delaware, but I'm certainly not going to type a laundry list of those places. One point I'd like to make.... The obvious has been overlooked by many considering relocating to Delaware: If I were considering moving, the first thing I would do would be to subscribe to the daily newspaper in that area. We only have one daily, mid-downstate paper, and that is the Delaware State News. I believe a 3 month subscription would tell volumes regarding the areas in question, and crime. You can have the paper mailed to you, or subscribe to an on-line version. To me, that would be money well spent, rather than questioning statistics, or asking about specific crime areas in Delaware. To me, this is a simple, realistic, solution to many questions. https://circulation.newszap.com/cgi-...web/login.html
The Police Beat section contains factual information regarding arrests, sex offenders, theft and crime, and is an actual report submitted by the Delaware State Police. It is not a sensationalized news item within the newspaper. That's the first section I look at in this newspaper, every day. On the other hand, many around here don't rely on the newspaper for day-old updates on crime. We have police scanners! Yes, we locals are basically down-home, redneck people, and we know exactly what's going on around us.

[jim man]

Yes, I agree, but DE is changing, and not for the better. Traffic is getting bad, also crime and the local and states gov and not doing things to keep up with the influx of people. Why should a DE resident have to pay higher taxes because a person sold their house in NJ for 400$ and got one in DE for 270$? now DE needs new schools, more fire and police. Bigger roads will be needed. I think DE is done, it was a well kept secret but now the box is open. Good luck DE, will always miss you.