Renting in Dubuque on Iowa St (Victor: 2009, apartments, rent)

[jasperhobbs]

Originally Posted by DBQer

Sorry, but even that's overstating it! There isn't a single place in Dubuque where your chances of being broken into are "very high." There just isn't. Even what locals consider to be the "high crime neighborhoods" really aren't. There's just such a low threshold to earn that label in this part of the country! It's no secret that people are actually moving INTO Dubuque's so-called "bad neighborhoods" to escape the crime found in other cities.

If you are a dummy and leave your things open for people to steal, of course they will... regardless of the neighborhood! The myth that thefts & crimes only happen in CERTAIN neighborhoods is exactly that: a myth. It's what criminals count on to victimize you- that you only have your guard up when you're in the "bad area."

Bottom line: If your secure your property... no matter where you're at... the likelihood that you will have a problem (on Iowa St. or anywhere else in Dubuque) is very slim.

I don't know what town you are talking about but certainly not Dubuque, Iowa. Go down to Jackson and Washington street and park a locked nice car there overnight. I guarantee windows will be broke and car stripped by morning.

Try walking downtown area up to 30th street after dark and you will not be posting on this forum the next day. Dubuque has changed and City does a great job of keeping bad things quiet.

Listen to a scanner for a week and get real picture of areas you don't consider high crime areas.

Jasper

[DBQer]

Originally Posted by jasperhobbs

I don't know what town you are talking about but certainly not Dubuque, Iowa. Go down to Jackson and Washington street and park a locked nice car there overnight. I guarantee windows will be broke and car stripped by morning.

Try walking downtown area up to 30th street after dark and you will not be posting on this forum the next day. Dubuque has changed and City does a great job of keeping bad things quiet.

Listen to a scanner for a week and get real picture of areas you don't consider high crime areas.

Jasper

I am a 20+ year resident of Dubuque. I worked downtown. I have family downtown. I know precisely what I'm talking about. Its very sad that you have to engage in such hyperbole to hold together an argument that is based solely upon heresay and anecdotal claims.

If you could provide some facts to back up your claims..., perhaps I would change my mind, and agree with you. Unfortunately, you have not a single fact to support your outlandish stories. NOT ONE! Only your silly "guarantees" and "go here" and "do this," etc... That just doesn't cut it. Sorry!

You're a fear monger, sir, and its truly, truly sad. Perhaps you need to spend more time in the areas that you claim to know so well!

[QuadCityImages]

Originally Posted by jasperhobbs

I don't know what town you are talking about but certainly not Dubuque, Iowa. Go down to Jackson and Washington street and park a locked nice car there overnight. I guarantee windows will be broke and car stripped by morning.

Try walking downtown area up to 30th street after dark and you will not be posting on this forum the next day. Dubuque has changed and City does a great job of keeping bad things quiet.

Even in Cabrini Green you couldn't make such silly claims as that.

Davenport has far more crime than Dubuque, and there's nowhere I would be that afraid to leave my car overnight. These kind of fear filled comments are beyond ridiculous, and I do listen to a police radio and have a Bachelors in Law Enforcement.

[jasperhobbs]

If you want to give people false information on the safety of Dubuque, fine by me but hardly the truth.

Jasper

[zz4guy]

Dubuque is safe. Safer than Cedar Rapids. Safer than Des Moines. Safer than D-port. And even those cities are safe unless you are actively looking to get yourself in trouble.

Yeah don't leave your car unlocked on the SE side with a laptop computer on the dash. It might be gone in the morning. Duh.

[Senor Boogie Woogie]

The town is 96% white. So, where is the danger, unless you are caught having sex with the farmer's daughter or out there selling, cooking or smoking meth on the backroads?

[DBQer]

Originally Posted by Senor Boogie Woogie

The town is 96% white. So, where is the danger, unless you are caught having sex with the farmer's daughter or out there selling, cooking or smoking meth on the backroads?

What a racist and ignorant comment! Shame on you for saying that.

[Senor Boogie Woogie]

Originally Posted by DBQer

What a racist and ignorant comment! Shame on you for saying that.

Then please, by all means, import a bunch of Mexicans, Somolians and Laotians.

Some of us don't want "diversity". I would love to live in a city that is 96% white and less than 2% black. With that demographic, it is safe to walk down the street, anywhere.

Want to rank the safety of a city? Look up the city on Wikipedia, scroll down to demographics and see the percentages of whites and non whites. The more non whites, the more dangerous the city. You know that. Quit calling me ignorant for stating common facts that you choose to ignore at your peril.

[culater88]

A city is safer with whites, go research the race of serial killers and you'll get your answer. You need to get out more and educate yourself and maybe you won't be such a bigot and ignorant. You are giving Iowans a bad name.

[adamj812]

Originally Posted by efsuermann

My husband is transferring to Dubuque IA this summer for the Coast Guard. We found a house to rent on Iowa street. We have visited the area and found nothing to be concerned about, however, a couple that we know from IA told us we are renting in the ghetto and that area is very bad. Are they right? I saw nothing that indicated this but just visiting doesn't always give a clear picture. Any information would be helpful!

Iowa Street isn't all that terrible, but I personally wouldn't live down there. Too much night time activity for my liking. I lived 2 blocks away at 17th and Central. This is typically a low income neighborhood and can be quite active at night with police activity. People can say all they want, it may not be the ghetto, but it's Dubuque's version of one.

Originally Posted by geekduo

It's good to hear a balanced opinion as I prefer established neighborhoods and wouldn't mind being withing walking distance of downtown. How is the area by Emmet St? Diversity is welcome, as long as it is safe and not run down.

Emmett street is a decent neighborhood. I live just down the street right near the cable car now. This is more of a tourist area with more commercial area and less populated. Parking can be a bit of a problem sometimes especially with events at the Cathedral. There is a residential parking district there also to help with that.

One of the interesting things I've found about living downtown, there really isn't a neighborhood community. Down here everyone pretty much keeps to themselves for the most part. I grew up on Grandview (Dubuque's version of suburbia) where we had a close knit neighborhood.