Is Orlando Crime really that bad?

[**NoodLes**]

The Orlando media sure likes to scare the citizens there. I stopped watching the news there because that's all it was. Even much larger cities with more crime don't even blow it up like Orlando news does. The newschannels there should be ashamed of themselves.

[blueoktober]

Originally Posted by otown native

Are you kidding me?!??!??! You're article was relevant until that statement, and you sound completely ignorant, "was anyone just driving down the street and shot?". YES! People can be caught up in something that has nothing to do with them...http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/...8282.story...I remember seeing a piece on the news about a guy in Metrowest just walking down the street with his dog, a car pulls up, shoots him dead right there and speeds away, and there was NO connection. And as I stated in my other post, how about the rape of Nicole Ganguzza, I'm pretty sure she wasn't expecting that. Do you live in Orlando? If so, do you watch the news at night? I can't, I hate watching local news because 95% of it is crime related.

We understand there's MORE crime in bigger cities, but related to the population, Orlando is getting out of hand. Go on Moderator cut: link to a competitors site removed and look at crime statistics; it shows "All Violent Crimes" (murder, rape, robbery, & aggravated assault) is 2.82 times the national average in Orlando as opposed to Chicago's 2.18 or NYC's 1.23!

And here's a map that shows the murders in Orlando this year, showing it's not just Pine Hills & those associtaed with drugs & gangs...the facts are there for ignorant people like yourself. And I apologize for the seemingly harshness of this message, but when someone close to you is a victim of the Orlando murder wave, it hits home. RIP Nathan. Orlando-Area Murder Map 2008 -- OrlandoSentinel.com

Your link doesn't work to the shooting you claim has happened.

Thanks for posting that map! Now click on each person's name and you can see the drug related death information as well as the area of town where they were killed. Look at the bottom of the page where the Sentinel outlines the areas where most of the crime took place!

"Hot Spots: Most Orlando-area murders take place west of Interstate 4 and along Orange Blossom Trail. This year, crime hot spots include Pine Hills, Holden Heights, Americana Boulevard near Texas Avenue, the Oak Ridge neighborhood, and areas around Parramore and Washington Shores."

Metrowest is WEST of the city and I have stated on many occasions that area is very bad. However there was no person walking their dog and shot and killed. Read your website stats you just posted, and come back to me with information about someone shot walking randomly in Metrowest. You can go back 5 years if you'd like. The person killed in Metrowest was 3 years ago and was outside their apartment and was robbed.

Using Metrowest as an example - not a good idea..lol. By the way kid, I am 37 have lived here for 10 years now total and know exactly what I am talking about.

[otown native]

Originally Posted by blueoktober

Just to correct something - Nicole Ganguzza was killed in East Orlando, not anywhere near downtown.

I never said she was killed downtown. I was comparing the fact that this woman I was referring to said she lives in the downtown area & it's so nice & women jog with their dogs at night so it must be safe, well Nicole was jogging in Blanchard Park where no one would of imagined someone being raped and killed. It's all over the place!

[blueoktober]

Also just for kicks - some links to the news today from various cities in the US. Today's headlines.

Atlanta - Woman found in trunk died from gunshot to head | ajc.com

Nashville - Man accused of pulling gun in mall parking spat | www.tennessean.com | The Tennessean

Charlotte - Man Charged With Murder After Missing Woman Found - Charlotte News Story - WSOC Charlotte

Knoxville - WBIR.com | Knoxville, TN | Elderly man arrested, accused of molesting 4-year-old

Raleigh NC - Goldsboro police seek murder suspect :: WRAL.com

Dallas, TX - cbs11tv.com - Dallas Police Seek Witnesses To Highway Shootings

Birmingham - Arrest in woman's slaying - al.com

San Jose - http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_11290259

(JUST happened in Phoenix)

Phoenix AZ - 2 children rushed to hospital after possible shooting - Phoenix Arizona news, breaking news, local news, weather radar, traffic from ABC15 News | ABC15.com

Louisville, KY - 2 teens arrested in connection with shooting of 15-year-old boy | LOCAL NEWS | WHAS11.com | News for Louisville, Kentucky

Cincinnati - Just go to the main page and look at every single news item! Cincinnati News, Cincinnati, Ohio News, Weather, and Sports - WLWT Cincinnati's Channel 5



I just randomly picked these cities off the top of my head. This is going on EVERYWHERE. This is not just central Florida. So don't tell me to watch the news at night because if I watch the news in every single US city I would see the same exact thing.

[blueoktober]

Originally Posted by **NoodLes**

The Orlando media sure likes to scare the citizens there. I stopped watching the news there because that's all it was. Even much larger cities with more crime don't even blow it up like Orlando news does. The newschannels there should be ashamed of themselves.

Sensationalism makes it easier to herd in the sheep.

[DailyJournalist]

Originally Posted by blueoktober

Sensationalism makes it easier to herd in the sheep.

Its sensationalism to report the news?

[otown native]

Originally Posted by blueoktober

Your link doesn't work to the shooting you claim has happened.

Thanks for posting that map! Now click on each person's name and you can see the drug related death information as well as the area of town where they were killed. Look at the bottom of the page where the Sentinel outlines the areas where most of the crime took place!

"Hot Spots: Most Orlando-area murders take place west of Interstate 4 and along Orange Blossom Trail. This year, crime hot spots include Pine Hills, Holden Heights, Americana Boulevard near Texas Avenue, the Oak Ridge neighborhood, and areas around Parramore and Washington Shores."

Metrowest is WEST of the city and I have stated on many occasions that area is very bad. However there was no person walking their dog and shot and killed. Read your website stats you just posted, and come back to me with information about someone shot walking randomly in Metrowest. You can go back 5 years if you'd like. The person killed in Metrowest was 3 years ago and was outside their apartment and was robbed.

Using Metrowest as an example - not a good idea..lol. By the way kid, I am 37 have lived here for 10 years now total and know exactly what I am talking about.

Hey old guy, glad you've lived here for 10 years..I've been here for 13, and in CFL for all 23 years of my life, so I know MY stuff.

And what are you talking about with the descriptions?!? Read the second one!... Noel Valenzuela - Incident Description: Valenzuela was picking up a friend from work at an Arby's fast-food restaurant when he was shot. Investigators think the motive was robbery.

But wait let me guess, according to your assumption, it was really a drug deal gone bad. Get outta here!!

Here, or the next...Christopher Jones - Incident Description: Jones was one of four men escorted out of a strip club for fighting. The argument continued into the parking lot for about a half hour, until one of the parties left. Witnesses said that man returned at about 10:50 p.m. and shot Jones.
Sure, he was fighting in a club, but that's no reason to be killed! I've fought in clubs alright, but don't deserve to have my life taken.

Here's another...Hunter Rosier - Incident Description: Rosier was stabbed at about 2:20 a.m. during a road-rage incident.
Again, it was a road-rage incident, yes, but have you never gotten pissed at or cussed someone out for cutting you off. Still, no reason to be stabbed to death!

NONE of them had to do with drugs, and NONE of them were close to Pine Hills. All these in the past month, by the way.

And sorry the article didn't work..but here just go to "CRIME NEWS" on the Orlando Sentinel website and you'll find it all over there.

[blueoktober]

Good job - out of 123 you picked three! Good job! Now want to post some more of them for a less slanted report?

PS: 37- Old man?? LOL You just showed how naive you are and inexperienced you are. Go out and live in the world and come back to me in a few years.

[blueoktober]

Originally Posted by DailyJournalist

Its sensationalism to report the news?

Ever been here during a hurricane? For Francis the Cadaver Dogs were ready to sniff out dead bodies - 24 hours before the storm even hit!! HUNKER DOWN!!

As a journalist I would think you would know that in this age the news is secondary to how it is presented, what cool slogan is attached to it and the scurrry music played during it.

[otown native]

Originally Posted by blueoktober

Good job - out of 123 you picked three! Good job! Now want to post some more of them for a less slanted report?

PS: 37- Old man?? LOL You just showed how naive you are and inexperienced you are. Go out and live in the world and come back to me in a few years.

Fine, I'm tired of arguing with you..yes, the majority of murders are related to drugs or gangs, but that's still crime and if you happen to be driving by or riding your bike you can always be caught in the crossfire of something going down.

BUT, what originally irritated me was your comment that said, and I quote, "Tell me one random murder this year. Just one. Was anyone just driving down the street and shot?" I'm sorry but that's such an ignorant statement.