Crime in Maine (Caribou: to live, restaurant, gangs)

[forest beekeeper]

Originally Posted by Let's tell the truth

... Maine has more than it's share of crime compared to other cities in other states

No it really does not.

.... Visiting Maine is not going to give you the real take on Maine. You have to live here about 5 year,s then you will get it. Have a great day

Granted I have only been in Maine for three years, though others who are Maine natives seem to disagree with you.

[forest beekeeper]

Originally Posted by Elcarim

Hey, LTTT, I've got some ACTUAL stats for you. Yes, the population size counts when you're talking crime rates, and where there are more people, there is obviously more crime to report. But, the indexes are figured on an incedents/100,000 people basis, so here ya go. The word you're looking for is "index".

Good point

... Caribou pop. 8312 median income $32K crime index 163
Belfast pop. 6803 median income $34K crime index 234
Portland pop. 63,000 median income $40K crime index 365
My Town, TX pop. 8046 median income $20K crime index 624

Cool higher median incomes in Maine AND lower crime!

Cool

[Elcarim]

Originally Posted by Coaster

I have the answer!

Lttt is actually the director of the Caribou Chamber of Commerce, and he's making these dumb claims so the rest of us will rebut them and show what a great place Caribou is so readers will be encouraged to move there. It's a brilliant marketing ploy! Lttt, my hat's off to you. This is real viral marketing in the best tradition of the Internet.

Yes, I said the other day it's probably just his/her attempt to use reverse psychology on us! Now, I'm sure of it!!

[forest beekeeper]

Originally Posted by Coaster

This is too easy. Lttt just keeps reinforcing how crime free Maine is.

I know, dont you just love it?

... In 2005 Brooklyn, NY, had 211 homicides. That's one murder for every 11,684 residents. Maine had 19 homicides among a population of 1,321,574, or one killing per 69,556 residents. So Brooklyn has a homicide rate SIX TIMES that of the entire state of Maine. Omigawd I feel so threatened sitting here in Maine I can hardly stand it.

LOL

... Or let's look at it another way. Brooklyn -- 81.8 square miles in size -- had 2.6 homicides per square mile. Maine, with 35,387 square miles, had .00054 murders per square mile. This is so cool. Brooklyn's per-square-mile homicide rate is 4,814 times that of Maine.

4,812 times !

[FLBOUND?]

Originally Posted by Coaster

This is too easy. Lttt just keeps reinforcing how crime free Maine is. Let's see here.

Let's use murders, since they're much harder to sweep under lttt's carpet. In 2005 Brooklyn, NY, had 211 homicides. That's one murder for every 11,684 residents. Maine had 19 homicides among a population of 1,321,574, or one killing per 69,556 residents. So Brooklyn has a homicide rate SIX TIMES that of the entire state of Maine. Omigawd I feel so threatened sitting here in Maine I can hardly stand it.

Or let's look at it another way. Brooklyn -- 81.8 square miles in size -- had 2.6 homicides per square mile. Maine, with 35,387 square miles, had .00054 murders per square mile. This is so cool. Brooklyn's per-square-mile homicide rate is 4,814 times that of Maine.



Prove it. You're awfully long on talk and short on facts there, bubba.

Pathetic. Amusing, but pathetic.

Man, when you put it that way, I'd really better start wearing my bullet resistant vest more often when I'm out and about in Bklyn!

I had an oppty to live in Portland once but turned it down because I thought I'd miss the excitement/craziness of "da hood". Now I wonder if I made the right decision. Oh well, c'est la vie...

[Let's tell the truth]

Originally Posted by Elcarim

Hey, LTTT, I've got some ACTUAL stats for you. Yes, the population size counts when you're talking crime rates, and where there are more people, there is obviously more crime to report. But, the indexes are figured on an incedents/100,000 people basis, so here ya go. The word you're looking for is "index".

Caribou pop. 8312 median income $32K crime index 163
Belfast pop. 6803 median income $34K crime index 234
Portland pop. 63,000 median income $40K crime index 365
My Town, TX pop. 8046 median income $20K crime index 624

*amn! Maybe I need to move to Caribou!! So far in my research, you have the LOWEST crime rate!

Okay move to Caribou just don't say after a few year's that you where not warned!!

[Elcarim]

Duly noted.

[Let's tell the truth]

Originally Posted by Coaster

I have the answer!

Lttt is actually the director of the Caribou Chamber of Commerce, and he's making these dumb claims so the rest of us will rebut them and show what a great place Caribou is so readers will be encouraged to move there. It's a brilliant marketing ploy! Lttt, my hat's off to you. This is real viral marketing in the best tradition of the Internet.

Nope not the director of the Chamber of Commerce. Just a person who is concerned about the decline in my town and the State of Maine. And people are reading this 1,900 at last count and I only started this thread about a week and a half ago so people are reading and that's all that matter's to me.I know if I was going to uproot my family I would want to be informed about the good and bad. I figured there are enough people who are talking about the good thing's someone need's to tell the reality of Maine. And again it's not called VACATIONLAND for nothing . Great place to visit but you don't want to live here.

[FLBOUND?]

Originally Posted by Let's tell the truth

Nope not the director of the Chamber of Commerce. Just a person who is concerned about the decline in my town and the State of Maine. And people are reading this 1,900 at last count and I only started this thread about a week and a half ago so people are reading and that's all that matter's to me.I know if I was going to uproot my family I would want to be informed about the good and bad. I figured there are enough people who are talking about the good thing's someone need's to tell the reality of Maine. And again it's not called VACATIONLAND for nothing . Great place to visit but you don't want to live here.

I don't live in Maine, never have. I have lived in NYC all my life. I realize crime is diff. everywhere and there are different forms that crime takes. But here's a little snapshot of Brooklyn, since we've been informally comparing.

The rougher nabes in Bklyn: You look at someone in the eye, you might get stabbed or shot. You rub up against someone accidentally, you might get stabbed or shot. You walk into the "wrong neighborhood", same. You need to walk around like you're not a victim, otherwise, same. We have all the neat gangs - crips, bloods, MS-13, and a host of others too long to mention. Get my drift.

The nicer parts of Bklyn: The above not as prevelant, but the people are still hardened by life here and everyone's ready to fight. And every element from every nabe ends up mingling in other nabes, so there's always cause to be on guard. In short, ya gotta watch your back all the time.

Plus, we've got every other form of crime imaginable. It isn't chaos by any means, but it's always there.

So, if Maine or parts of Maine is anything like the above, then I feel for you. If not, then you live in a nice place.

[FLtoMaine]

When we visited Maine for a few weeks we made a point to watch the evening news and read the paper (and crime report). You see, it's unfortunate that the news in my town in FL usually begins with someone that was shot/stabbed/robbed - and most people think my town is nice. We never heard that kind of news for the time we were in Maine. While we were in Maine - we did read that someone stole the neighbors lawn ornament. Oh yeah, another guy was escorted out of a restaurant for being drunk. On the drive home, when approached our home town our local radio station was just broadcasting that a woman's body was found stuffed in a suitcase in the river - kids found it while swimming. LTTT - take a vacation, I understand you aren't happy with what your perceive as your town's degredation...but get out and get some perspective.