Salt Lake is getting worse? (crime, purchase, place to live)

[con8v]

Has anybody every stopped and wondered why there is more crime here. because of the states liquor laws and other nonsense lawz that it had made probabley when utah first became a state. I think some of the utah state laws is actually making slc a dangerous place to live. probabley not now but possibley in the future.

[SergeantL]

Originally Posted by con8v

Has anybody every stopped and wondered why there is more crime here. because of the states liquor laws and other nonsense lawz that it had made probabley when utah first became a state. I think some of the utah state laws is actually making slc a dangerous place to live. probabley not now but possibley in the future.

I am not certain what you are inferring; however, if you believe Utah liquor laws are somehow connected to increased crime, you couldn’t be more wrong. I can’t find the stats at this moment, but I do know that the overwhelming majority of crimes are committed by persons under the influence of alcohol, drugs, and or both. I will also give you a concrete example of how reduced accessibility to alcohol reduces the crime rate.

There are several major entertainment parks in California, and I have visited them all. Without a doubt, Disneyland has the lowest incidence of vandalism and disorderly conduct of all the California parks. The reason is not obvious until one looks around and notices that Disneyland does not have open access to alcohol or tobacco. Yes, you can purchase wine in at least one Disneyland restaurant, but there are no beer stands or stands that sell cigarettes as there are in the other parks.

I have been to Disneyland on numerous occasions, and I have NEVER seen security or the Anaheim Police ever need to remove an unruly visitor. I have also visited Six Flags and other parks, and each time I have seen at least one removal and or arrest.

[cottonwood2420]

Originally Posted by con8v

Has anybody every stopped and wondered why there is more crime here. because of the states liquor laws and other nonsense lawz that it had made probabley when utah first became a state. I think some of the utah state laws is actually making slc a dangerous place to live. probabley not now but possibley in the future.

They also don't prosecute the criminals tough enough, so they keep coming back because they know they won't go to jail because of overcrowding and incompetent prosecutors and police officers who take five million years to charge and arrest somebody for a crime!