[brownedbits]

Originally Posted by Mike 75

There's plenty of petty crime in the West End. Car break ins and home break ins and the like. Also the occasional mugging/assault. Certainly not as dangerous as the North End, but definitely not as safe as West Hartford.

You are comparing crime in an urban city with crime in a suburb, not exactly a fair comparison. Shockingly, crime is also higher in Bridgeport than it is in Fairfield.

If anyone here truly thinks UCONN School of Law is in an unsafe area then you must really keep yourself protected in your little suburban bubble.

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by brownedbits

You are comparing crime in an urban city with crime in a suburb, not exactly a fair comparison. Shockingly, crime is also higher in Bridgeport than it is in Fairfield.

If anyone here truly thinks UCONN School of Law is in an unsafe area then you must really keep yourself protected in your little suburban bubble.

I agree. Heck, as the on going thread we have here shows there’s been a significant increase in petty crime in the suburbs. I’m not sure that’s happening in the West End. Still that does not make an area unsafe. If it did half of Glastonbury would be classified as unsafe and we know that’s not true. Jay

[kidyankee764]

Looks like there’s quite the shooting scene going on in downtown Branford right now. Lots of shooting being reported near the Richlin hardware store on Main St. - hoping for everyone’s safety.

[Mike 75]

Originally Posted by brownedbits

You are comparing crime in an urban city with crime in a suburb, not exactly a fair comparison. Shockingly, crime is also higher in Bridgeport than it is in Fairfield.

If anyone here truly thinks UCONN School of Law is in an unsafe area then you must really keep yourself protected in your little suburban bubble.

Actually I'm comparing crime in the nicest part of the city to the town to which it abuts. You'd be hard pressed to tell the difference between the two when you cross Prospect St.

I've lived in the West End and the Elmwood section of WH, which is certainly not the nicest part of the town. I felt pretty safe walking around both places, but you had to be a little more cautious at night in the West End. But the petty crime was much more common in the West End than in Elmwood.

[SteveM85]

Originally Posted by Mike 75

Actually I'm comparing crime in the nicest part of the city to the town to which it abuts. You'd be hard pressed to tell the difference between the two when you cross Prospect St.

I've lived in the West End and the Elmwood section of WH, which is certainly not the nicest part of the town. I felt pretty safe walking around both places, but you had to be a little more cautious at night in the West End. But the petty crime was much more common in the West End than in Elmwood.

All bets are off, petty crime travels now. It goes where the money is, and that's suburbia forestry.

[ConnecticutSir]

Ahh... the yearly urban tradition of gunfire to ring in the summer solstice. It's how I know when to plant my tomato plants. I'll be canning some homemade tomato sauce for the fall.

[Mike 75]

Originally Posted by SteveM85

All bets are off, petty crime travels now. It goes where the money is, and that's suburbia forestry.

Good point. Teens can steal and rob knowing they will get at worst a slap on the wrist. Might as well go where the money is.

[SteveM85]

Originally Posted by Mike 75

Good point. Teens can steal and rob knowing they will get at worst a slap on the wrist. Might as well go where the money is.

Tough on crime, soft on crime, doesn't matter, they don't care anymore. Dad was out the back door faster than he came in it.

[wma152]

Originally Posted by ryanthegoldengod

So tougher policing would prevent it? Not a chance. Pure speculation, but they are probably casualties of the war on drugs.

Agree, tougher or more policing won't stop this.
There is no way to tell if more shootings will happen just because of this.
You could have 10 homicides in 3 months, and then 1 in the next 3.
Most of these shootings are targeted / retaliation / payback. Basically, criminal's street justice behavior.

I guarantee you the man that's was targeted where the 3 year old was shot has a lengthy record.
He did something on the streets and got him targeted for payback.

The only way to stop these shooting, remove all these criminals from hartford, that ain't happening.

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by wma152

Agree, tougher or more policing won't stop this.
There is no way to tell if more shootings will happen just because of this.
You could have 10 homicides in 3 months, and then 1 in the next 3.
Most of these shootings are targeted / retaliation / payback. Basically, criminal's street justice behavior.

I guarantee you the man that's was targeted where the 3 year old was shot has a lengthy record.
He did something on the streets and got him targeted for payback.

The only way to stop these shooting, remove all these criminals from hartford, that ain't happening.

Policing won’t, but prosecution/laws will definitely have an impact. A significant percentage of those committing crimes like this aren’t new to the CJ system - recidivism rates are very high.