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The crime rate in Little Rock is very high, it's often listed as one of the more dangerous cities in the country. Little Rock isn't that large of a city, right around 200,000 which is a lot smaller than most of the major metros in the midwest, so it's natural that most of the people in the Little Rock area will be suburban dwellers.
I wouldn't take the walkability concept of southern cities away either. Atlanta is very pedestrian friendly, they even have a subway system there, New Orleans, Dallas, and most Floridian cities emphasize these points.
Little Rock is my native city. Do you think Little Rock is more dangerous than Chicago or Detroit? Keep in mind that Little Rock is still a country a$$ city.
Little Rock is my native city. Do you think Little Rock is more dangerous than Chicago or Detroit? Keep in mind that Little Rock is still a country a$$ city.
Not the best comparison since both of those cities are 10 times the size of Little Rock. However, Little Rock, for a smallish city, has some fairly dangerous sections. I think it's okay, but it's a city like Memphis, New Orleans, and Chicago, has plenty of decent sections, but also a lot of dangerous hoods.
Not the best comparison since both of those cities are 10 times the size of Little Rock. However, Little Rock, for a smallish city, has some fairly dangerous sections. I think it's okay, but it's a city like Memphis, New Orleans, and Chicago, has plenty of decent sections, but also a lot of dangerous hoods.
I know Little Rock is smaller. That's why I compared them. I think it's funny when people say Little Rock is dangerous. I guess I see it different cause that's my kin folk.
After spending time in the South, one of the biggest things I miss is the farm scenery that I'm used to up north. Big red barns, white farmhouses, corn, wheat, soybeans, flat to rolling terrain with some openness to it. I'm sure this makes me abnormal, but oh well. I realize there is farming in the South but it doesn't look quite the same. I do enjoy the dense forests of the South, though, for a change of scenery (though I can also get forest scenery in the northern part of my state). I just find myself missing the Midwestern farm country after a week or so.
I'm sure a lot of urban dwellers from the Midwest don't have the same emotional attachment that I do. In fact, I'm positive that the majority does not view it the way I do.
How does the farm scenery in the south look like instead?
The crime rate in Little Rock is very high, it's often listed as one of the more dangerous cities in the country. Little Rock isn't that large of a city, right around 200,000 which is a lot smaller than most of the major metros in the midwest, so it's natural that most of the people in the Little Rock area will be suburban dwellers.
I wouldn't take the walkability concept of southern cities away either. Atlanta is very pedestrian friendly, they even have a subway system there, New Orleans, Dallas, and most Floridian cities emphasize these points.
Little Rock is a metro closer to 800k. City pop is useless and Little Rock isn't that dangerous of a city to me. I spent time in projects in North Little Rock, and other parts of the city, never felt unsafe.
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Little Rock is my native city. Do you think Little Rock is more dangerous than Chicago or Detroit? Keep in mind that Little Rock is still a country a$$ city.
It's not a country city. It's just smaller. I don't think it's dangerous, didn't feel bad at all to me. I only saw one police car my two visits.
Little Rock is a metro closer to 800k. City pop is useless and Little Rock isn't that dangerous of a city to me. I spent time in projects in North Little Rock, and other parts of the city, never felt unsafe.
It's not a country city. It's just smaller. I don't think it's dangerous, didn't feel bad at all to me. I only saw one police car my two visits.
My Auntie owned hogs and chickens and she stayed in McAlmont on the North side of Little Rock. Compared to Chicago and Detroit it is country.
Midwest. I've only been down south a handful of times, mostly in the Houston, and the Little Rock area to visit my ex., and I haven't really had many pleasant experiences. For one, the crime rate seems to be higher (maybe it isn't, but that was my perception), the urban landscape seems much more plighted by surface parking lots, everyone has a "live in the suburbs, drive to work" mentality, racial segregation seems to be a bigger issue, the weather is uncomfortably hot most of the year, and there is no snow in the winter (no snow is a deal breaker for me). I can't deny that the extra space was relieving from all the congestion of the city, but it got tired really quickly when I realized I had to drive my car EVERYWHERE, including just to grab a coffee. In comparison, I normally go for periods of a month or longer without ever seeing my car.
Edit: To be entirely fair, some of my comparison does include urban vs. suburban, but I view that to be a valid differentiator. The midwest, to me, is more urban and walking friendly than the south. I'm sure a large part of that has to do with people's mentality, but I can't discredit the role weather plays. Most people (especially dressed up professionals) would be more willing to get on a cold bus than a hot one, where they'll sweat most of the journey. This is besides the fact that it is much more expensive to cool public spaces than it is to heat them; thus, most (all?) mass transit in the midwest is heated, while a lot of (most?) mass transit in the south is not cooled.
Yeah places like Iowa, Indiana, and Nebraska are wayy more urban than Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina. There is no diversity in the South, and blacks still pick cotton and eat cornbread for supper.
Yeah places like Iowa, Indiana, and Nebraska are wayy more urban than Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina. There is no diversity in the South, and blacks still pick cotton and eat cornbread for supper.
So true -- most people who criticize the South probably have never been there and have no idea what it's really like.
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