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TunedIn, Boston proper includes 60% of the murders in the entirity of the Metropolitan area lol. Its arbitruary to use city limits to define how safe an area is. Tune in (no pun intended) to the city vs city forum for why city limits are a terrible terrible way to measure anything.
Also.. what dangerous suburbs are you on about? Chelsea, Revere, Everett, Lynn, and Somerville/Camrbidge had a total of 4 murders together in 2019 (Population, ~450k). Brockton, Randolph, Quincy and Weymouth together had 3 (population of 380k there). Worcester had 0 murders in 2019. Lawrence had 5. Lowell had 2. Boston's Dorchester neighborhood had 27 murders with a population of 150k people. In 2020, Dorchester had 34/56sh murders in Boston.
So yes, city limits to measure safety is a horrible metric. Just because Gboro city proper had 60 murders, doesn't mean the whole metropolitan area is unsafe. If Boston only was Dorchester, it would have a murder rate of 25 per 100,000. If we excluded Dorchester, it's murder rate would be 3 per 100,000.
I don't knock Gboro over that at all. Wayyy more behind the scenes.
I said that Boston doesn't get to include its SAFER suburbs. It's entire city compared to entire city. Apples to Apples. Go MSA to MSA and see If the numbers are any different. If we disagree, then so be it. Folks are free to interpret the data as they see fit. If you people find the murder rate in Greensboro perfectly acceptable, it makes me no never mind. I just don't have enough skin in the game.
The pandemic is statewide, is it not? Greensboro's murder rate was higher than Charlotte, Winston, Raleigh or Durham.
SMH. Again. Most of my almost 50 years of life. Winston Salem, Durham and Charlotte have had worse crime rates than Greensboro. I’m not going to lose my mind over a 2 or 3 years where Greensboro is has a worse rate. I believe it’s a blip. The city is still growing for a reason.
there were also several children inside and out of the house where the driveby occured, like we said, violent crime is everywhere, and it's an issue all over North Carolina.
SMH. Again. Most of my almost 50 years of life. Winston Salem, Durham and Charlotte have had worse crime rates than Greensboro. I’m not going to lose my mind over a 2 or 3 years where Greensboro is has a worse rate. I believe it’s a blip. The city is still growing for a reason.
SMH. Time will tell if it's a "blip" or a trend. And none of the cities mentioned are good company to keep for any amount of time. This is what's known as a low bar. Honestly. Greensboro is actually growing, albeit slowly, for two reasons. Cheap housing and low taxes. And for now at least, in spite of a poor local economy, weak job market and high crime rate. And if you're as secure in your opinion as I am in mine, I'm afraid that we'll simply have to agree to disagree. No shame in that.
there were also several children inside and out of the house where the driveby occured, like we said, violent crime is everywhere, and it's an issue all over North Carolina.
This is an extremely unsophisticated argument, and it's becoming increasingly difficult to fathom your constant deflection. Folks, have a look at the title of this thread. And I didn't start it. It really is OK to admit that there's a problem rather than making this about me. I'm entitled to my opinions just as you're entitled to yours.
there were also several children inside and out of the house where the driveby occured, like we said, violent crime is everywhere, and it's an issue all over North Carolina.
Agreed though, North Carolina as a state sits well above the national average for rates of homicide and deaths by firearm. Perhaps it's cultural.
The numbers are from crime data sources which list the murder rates for all cities over 250,000 residents. Greensboro not only fares poorly against Boston, but against the vast majority of similarly sized cities. Its murder rates are egregiously high. Period. Why is it so hard for you to acknowledge the problem? And I don't think it CAN be changed as shooting and killing seems to be deeply ingrained in your culture. When my daughter finishes school, I'll pull up stakes and move. Or sooner if the mood strikes. Since this is primarily a relocation forum, it's important for others contemplating a move to get pertinent information from those already here. And it's painfully obvious that the homers are far to entrenched in denial to mention the crime rate to potential relocators. If you don't like my opinions, why not just stop reading them?
could you post the actual study you're quoting? I don't think anybody is "ok" with the crime rate. It can always be lower regardless of the number. But endless complaining with no solutions after awhile just equals low quality spam level posting. I think the potential relocators got your point the first 15 times you made it.
could you post the actual study you're quoting? I don't think anybody is "ok" with the crime rate. It can always be lower regardless of the number. But endless complaining with no solutions after awhile just equals low quality spam level posting. I think the potential relocators got your point the first 15 times you made it.
And yet you keep reading my posts and complaining about them. Why not simply address the subject and not the poster? Or better still, stop reading them altogether.
could you post the actual study you're quoting? I don't think anybody is "ok" with the crime rate. It can always be lower regardless of the number. But endless complaining with no solutions after awhile just equals low quality spam level posting. I think the potential relocators got your point the first 15 times you made it.
I'll even help you get started. The title of this thread is "Greensboro crime rates thru the roof....." Now go ahead and respond like I'm not even here.
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