Florida news thread (Palm Coast: home, crime, move)

[flburgos]

common sense!sorry

[Strel]

Originally Posted by horquist

I might move to Tallahassee but I am worried about crime. I don't want my wife to get raped. Why is the crime rate for Tallahassee so high? Is it safe to live in the suburbs? Is the crime confined to the "inner city"?

The rate is very misleading. Most of Tallahassee is very safe, especially the suburbs. I would guess that the vast majority of the crime occurs in a relatively contained area around the campuses and south of of downtown. The rest of town is pretty quiet, and can state from personal experience that crime in my NE quadrant neighborhood is virtually non-existent.

[myrian]

Originally Posted by pirate girl

I live there and I can assure you that the area is not gang infested.

What area are you buying in?

32614 zip code i went to see a home at pinto lane

[heydade]

Rare for this to happen in this neigborhood. A real shame.

Victim stabbed in chest in Loxahatchee -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

[compelled to reply]

It was probably domestic just like that incident in Davie (in a similar type area) However, home invasions can and do happen anywhere, and this is not a South Florida exclusive...in fact home invasions occur a lot less frequently down here than a lot of other major cities. There is one seemingly every day in Orlando and Atlanta.

[sweatyhotviolentwestpalm]

Not any more,all of FL is violent.here in Palm Beach gardens is where that guy was shot with a high powered rifle.Bad & getting worse.So sad & PBSO was probably 2 blocks away handing out tickets for no saety belt for grandma.

[compelled to reply]

Originally Posted by sweatyhotviolentwestpalm

Not any more

I love how you say "not anymore" like it was really better 10 years ago...anyone who was alive 10 years ago realizes it was actually worse, and in the 80s forget it! FL used to be the most dangerous state, and now it's at least off of the top five.

[heydade]

are you a leo compelled to reply ?

[compelled to reply]

Originally Posted by heydade

are you a leo compelled to reply ?

Only when it's a slow week, if we were talking about the horoscope.

That being said, common or not common, this incident is still disgusting. My heart goes out to the family.

[SKB]

Thats just up the road from my house
I hope the gal will be ok, she is a young Mother.
Moments like this makes me glad for my three dogs and two "watch geese".

I will NOT let this incident change my opinion of this lovely area.