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Old 01-15-2008, 11:16 PM
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During my time at ETSU (recently received my M.A in Criminal Justice) we studied in depth crime in the area, and the crime rate is well below the national average, as well as below average for cities of similar size. I either personally know or have met many of the police officers in Johnson City, Kingsport, and Jonesborough, and I must say we have a very competent police force in this area. There is not a street in the Tri-Cities that I would feel unsafe walking down at night! The Johnson City Press, as well as the television outlets in this area give a great deal of attention to each individual crime, making it seem much worse than it is.

I can think of at least 4 neighborhoods in JC that I wouldnt walk down at night...Not by myself anyways, or without a gun. And Cloud in KSport is more dangerous than almost any of the 5 or 6 projects in JC.

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Old 01-16-2008, 11:20 PM
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I moved here from Jacksonville, Florida and there are no really frightening areas around here. There are places in Jacksonville that the cops and rescue units won't go into after a certain time.

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Old 01-17-2008, 01:11 AM
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I moved here from Jacksonville, Florida and there are no really frightening areas around here. There are places in Jacksonville that the cops and rescue units won't go into after a certain time.
You just havent looked hard enough. But I just visited some family in Memphis, and let me tell you, I would NEVER EVER EVER live in that city, the crime is spread out everywhere, it's not like most city's where crime is concentrated.

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Old 01-17-2008, 08:54 AM
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You just havent looked hard enough. But I just visited some family in Memphis, and let me tell you, I would NEVER EVER EVER live in that city, the crime is spread out everywhere, it's not like most city's where crime is concentrated.
You've got that right. I live 1-1/2 hours from Memphis, and I wouldn't live there either. I only go if I am going to the airport, a specialty doctor, or something like that. I do not like Memhis, but I do enjoy Nashville.

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Old 01-17-2008, 05:21 PM
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You just havent looked hard enough. But I just visited some family in Memphis, and let me tell you, I would NEVER EVER EVER live in that city, the crime is spread out everywhere, it's not like most city's where crime is concentrated.
Memphis is bad, but I've been all over Johnson City and I really haven't seen any place that really scares me. Memphis is probably even worse than Jacksonville. I wouldn't even visit Memphis, let alone move there.

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Memphis is bad, but I've been all over Johnson City and I really haven't seen any place that really scares me. Memphis is probably even worse than Jacksonville. I wouldn't even visit Memphis, let alone move there.
I think the big difference here is Jacksonville "bad" and Johnson City (or anywhere in Tri-Cities) "bad" in regards to crime areas. The two are worlds apart. I mean there is bad, then there is "OMG get me outa here now!, please God let us make it out of here in one piece" bad. I think I know an area or two you are talking about in Jacksonville, you are right. There is nothing THAT bad here in this area, however, the areas JCKid is talking about are bad, just relative. I have made some wrong turns in Jacksonville, Miami, DC, Baltimore and Chicago....trust me, we have nothing THAT bad here in North East TN.!

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I think the big difference here is Jacksonville "bad" and Johnson City (or anywhere in Tri-Cities) "bad" in regards to crime areas. The two are worlds apart. I mean there is bad, then there is "OMG get me outa here now!, please God let us make it out of here in one piece" bad. I think I know an area or two you are talking about in Jacksonville, you are right. There is nothing THAT bad here in this area, however, the areas JCKid is talking about are bad, just relative. I have made some wrong turns in Jacksonville, Miami, DC, Baltimore and Chicago....trust me, we have nothing THAT bad here in North East TN.!
Exactly right.

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Thank Goodness that's cleared up, I was starting to get a little worried.

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Old 02-11-2008, 10:14 PM
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We have friends in Memphis and even they say its dreadful there. They live in the "upper class" area of town, but they say there are areas that they dare not venture.

Crime here in Bristol seems very small compared to Memphis, but there are some areas of concern. Downtown can be iffy at night, but it seems like the worst thing down there is prostitution and tramps hanging down there. I thought they had that problem taken care of, so I started making my drive home through downtown area again, but tonight I noticed some pending problems down there tonight, when I seen a couple of trashy ladies standing on a downtown corner, closely watching traffic and making sure they were making spectacles of themselves. I kinda have a feeling what they were up to. Another thing I have heard was tramps hanging on some downtown side streets and alleys.... especially near the homeless shelter.

I would go nowhere near the abandoned hospital on W. State St. I heard it was full of tramps. I thought they were going to remodel that anyway and make it a homeless shelter/retiring home?

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I thought they were going to remodel that anyway and make it a homeless shelter/retiring home?

Sounds like they did.

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