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I don't think we would be voted one of the most secure places to live in the country if crime was that huge of an issue. Crime statistics are taken into consideration before the award is doled out.
You can easily get information from the Boise Police Department if that's a concern for you, but I think you all ready know that.
1:54 p.m. -- Meridian police look for man who robbed Idaho Independent Bank downtown | Local News | Idaho Statesman (broken link)
Here's the article about today's latest caper. I'm trying to dig up official stats.
Here's another from earlier this month:
Two suspects arrested in Vista bank robbery | News Updates | Idaho Statesman (http://www.idahostatesman.com/newsupdates/story/284072.html - broken link)
And another from January:
Man wanted in connection with bank robbery | Boise | Idaho Statesman (http://www.idahostatesman.com/boise/story/279728.html - broken link)
I just googled an article from the New York times and it looks like Oregon leads the nation in more bank robberies per capita, behind New York, California, and Florida for the year 2007. Sorry no Idaho even mentioned on the list.
Not to discourage anyone from moving to Oregon, any state is going to have an issue of some sort so I wouldn't discount an area based on that.
I just googled an article from the New York times and it looks like Oregon leads the nation in more bank robberies per capita, behind New York, California, and Florida for the year 2007. Sorry no Idaho even mentioned on the list.
Not to discourage anyone from moving to Oregon, any state is going to have an issue of some sort so I wouldn't discount an area based on that.
See, that's so weird to me. Oregon?
I can see Cali, Florida, and NY, but it's just odd that Oregon is tops. I'd be willing to bet that Idaho is at least in the top 10.
It's all about media coverage. In Los Angeles no bank robbery will make the news, nless it ends up like the one N. Hollywood a few years ago. In Boise every bank robbery makes top story for the night.
It's all about media coverage. In Los Angeles no bank robbery will make the news, nless it ends up like the one N. Hollywood a few years ago. In Boise every bank robbery makes top story for the night.
Good point.
And maybe it's me, but everytime I hear about a bank robbery I think "jesus, didn't someone just rob a bank last week?"
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