Official Philadelphia Metro Crime Thread (York, Chester: crime rates, credit, public schools)
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According to the other post and the newspaper article the safe areas are out at the furthest reaches. Far NE, western part and the southern most part. I agree with that for sure. Somerton section is a very nice area.
As a veteran, no Philadelphia isn't as deadly as Iraq or Afghanistan. Last I checked, there aren't any roadside bombs going off or mortars being fired in this city.
Thanks for the reality check. While the statistic are correct, the comparisons are ridiculous. I am certain the sensationalism helps sell papers however (in addition to providing nutrition for trolls).
According to the other post and the newspaper article the safe areas are out at the furthest reaches. Far NE, western part and the southern most part. I agree with that for sure. Somerton section is a very nice area.
No place is "safe." Some places did not have a murder in 2010 (including Old City). Now that a random act has occurred, I guess by this logic, it is no longer "safe." There was a random act of violence in one for the ritziest stretches of Delaware this year: Soldier charged in murder of Wilmington woman waives hearing | The News Journal | delawareonline.com. Guess it's not "safe" any more. There were four murders in Burlco last year but not one in my neighborhood. Glad I don't live in Burlco - it's not "safe" like were I live.
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Philadelphia has recently been recognized as having the highest murder rate among the ten largest cities in the USA, no? Now that can't be reassuring. (I didn't see any headlines about astronomical fatalities by car accidents there, however.)
Yes and I addressed this in my OP that got merged with this thread.
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expect what? The truth? You said that you are safe if you stay out of the ghetto. You are wrong. I only report the truth.. Don;t get mad at me. Get mad at the people who do these inhuman things to others..
You're from Bucks County. You said it yourself. Enough already.
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And your tireless rants never get old. You think people don't already read about what goes on in Philadelphia? Why do we need people in our region to reiterate what we already know? What are you doing to keep these people off the streets?You're a typical suburbanite, tucked away in the backwoods of Jersey secretly glad you don't live in the city. Its people like you this region will never work as one. Go away.
Agreed, on all counts.
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I was not there and can only relay what I have heard but apparently the kid was with 2 girls and the creeps in the car propositioned them.. He defendted their honor and said something back and they got out and took his life over something as stupid as that. The kid should have has a ccw and been packing.. the story may have turned out different and his parents would no be burying him
So in other words.. he did exactly what I figured he did.
I'm sorry but this area is a very urban area with plenty of very tough or very dangerous people and even a lot of thugs. Whenever you decide to respond to somebody or "defend anybody's honor" you're taking your damn life in your hands and should know that it is a consequence of any fight. He didn't get shot or jumped. He got beat to death. It's a sad story but clearly a preventable one.
And only an idiot would think that having a gun would have made the situation better and not worse. Thank God you don't live in Southeastern PA anymore.
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why would "some' abortions be included and the rest not? Why would any be included actually? Are you sure?
None of them should have been but they were. I don't think police shootings should be included either but whatever.
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not rants .. I was pointing out a fact that someone was incorrect in saying that Philadelphia is safe if you stay out of ghettos. That's all. I'm not going to sit here and allow inaccuracies(for others to read if they werecomplicating moving to Philly) without telling the truth.. Thats not a rant.. Its facts.. big difference. Oh and btw- you have NO idea what I am doing to 'keep these people off the streets' Ill bet I'm doing more then you without even living there. What are YOU doing besides getting pissed at me for reporting the truth? Like I already said, Use that anger you direct towards me, towards the people who are doing this to the city.. BTW- I know a family who researched the city and did not realize how bad the schools are, how dirty the streets and how unsafe it was.. They are pissed that they did not get the truth and are trying to move out now. I don't want to happen others.
You're from Bucks County. Enough already. On top of that, you don't even live in Southeastern PA anymore.
You're not speaking truth. You're bashing the city relentlessly with absolute BS.
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in the Inquirer today.. Camden and Philly together almost had as many deaths of our solders in Iraq for the entire war. From 2003 to 2011. Thats crazy. Another point in th earticle was that in Philly, black men make up 15 % of the population but are 75% of the homicide victums. Another one was that Allegheny West, North /west Philly, Point breeze has worse murder rats then Camden. The outer regions of the city are also by far the safest areas. (North,West and South areas had no homicides.) another point is that Asians were the lowest race that were involved with homicides. A good thing is that Philly's homicides have dropped a lot since 90.. from a high of 500 in 90 to 318 in 2011. That's a very good thing.. Interestingly, 1999 were the lows for BOTH cities.. Wonder why?
Ah.. yet more sensationalist BS. I love how that "article" completely ignores the fact that it was a war and not an actual place, or the fact that we have one of the best militaries in the world. As somebody else pointed out earlier, there were plenty of people killed during that war on both sides and more who weren't even involved.
Also, the furthest out reaches of the city are the safest? Have you ever actually been to the parts of West and Southwest Philly nearest the more working class parts of Delaware County?
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You are 23 years old and never lived in the city. You know nothing about Philly.
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Fail is a verb.
Yes and I addressed this in my OP that got merged with this thread.
You're from Bucks County. You said it yourself. Enough already.
Agreed, on all counts.
So in other words.. he did exactly what I figured he did.
I'm sorry but this area is a very urban area with plenty of very tough or very dangerous people and even a lot of thugs. Whenever you decide to respond to somebody or "defend anybody's honor" you're taking your damn life in your hands and should know that it is a consequence of any fight. He didn't get shot or jumped. He got beat to death. It's a sad story but clearly a preventable one.
And only an idiot would think that having a gun would have made the situation better and not worse. Thank God you don't live in Southeastern PA anymore.
None of them should have been but they were. I don't think police shootings should be included either but whatever.
You're from Bucks County. Enough already. On top of that, you don't even live in Southeastern PA anymore.
You're not speaking truth. You're bashing the city relentlessly with absolute BS.
Ah.. yet more sensationalist BS. I love how that "article" completely ignores the fact that it was a war and not an actual place, or the fact that we have one of the best militaries in the world. As somebody else pointed out earlier, there were plenty of people killed during that war on both sides and more who weren't even involved.
Also, the furthest out reaches of the city are the safest? Have you ever actually been to the parts of West and Southwest Philly nearest the more working class parts of Delaware County?
You are 23 years old and never lived in the city. You know nothing about Philly.
You grew up in Bucks County.
I grew up in Clifton Heights and have spent the majority of my time in that area from Upper Darby down to Ridley and all through it with the exception of Yeadon, Folcroft, and from Chester westward.
I have family in the city and have been there plenty of times, just like the case is with pretty much every single kid I've known in my life from Delaware County.
You don't know me. I never claimed to be an expert or to have grown up in Philly. You did, and then you outed yourself in another thread as having grown up in Bucks County.
My old neighborhood is slowly becoming an extension of Philly, as is my current one. What about yours?
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I agree with that for sure. Somerton section is a very nice area.
The outer regions of the city are also by far the safest areas. (North,West and South areas had no homicides.) another point is that Asians were the lowest race that were involved with homicides. A good thing is that Philly's homicides have dropped a lot since 90.. from a high of 500 in 90 to 318 in 2011. That's a very good thing.. Interestingly, 1999 were the lows for BOTH cities.. Wonder why?
