How bad is Little Rock honestly (Maumelle, Clinton: apartment, high crime, house)

[Dutchman01]

Originally Posted by BrendanRabbitt

I constantly hear about people saying LR & North Little Rock as being some of the most dangerous in the nation, with some comparing it to Memphis.
But I want opinions from residents on how bad the capital of Arkansas in the crime department

For arkansas it's kinda' bad. Compared to other cities in the rest of the country I'm thinking it's a pretty good place.

[Amanda8588]

Originally Posted by BrendanRabbitt

I constantly hear about people saying LR & North Little Rock as being some of the most dangerous in the nation, with some comparing it to Memphis.
But I want opinions from residents on how bad the capital of Arkansas in the crime department

My family & I have lived here 6 yrs and the jobs have disappeared. There's none left unless you want to wait atleast a year to find one even with someone with experience. There are so many homeless here they crowd the streets, sleep under buildings, etc... The unemployment rate here is higher than statistics say. It's at 8% or 9%. The crime is so high its unbelievable. There's MDK's in the city everyday, along with Rape. I can't believe nobody else posts this about Little Rock. Its probably the #1 worst city to live with high crime, violence and there's no white people here and tons of gay's. Practically no single people and no straight people.

[bchris02]

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This is totally not true.

I am not sure I can dispute the economic numbers with you. I've always wondered actually why Little Rock's employment numbers weren't higher being that most of their big corporations have had problems in the past five years. However, crime is pretty localized to the area south of I-630 and even then there are some areas that are decent. South Little Rock is mostly black while north (above I-630) and west LR are mostly white. As far as gay people, Little Rock has the biggest gay community in Arkansas but by no means is everybody gay. Statistics wise it's just about average. You'll actually find more open homophobia in Little Rock than you will most places. Stay out of the Quapaw Quarter, Riverdale, or Hillcrest and you'll rarely see gays.

[ColdAilment]

Originally Posted by Amanda8588

My family & I have lived here 6 yrs and the jobs have disappeared. There's none left unless you want to wait atleast a year to find one even with someone with experience. There are so many homeless here they crowd the streets, sleep under buildings, etc... The unemployment rate here is higher than statistics say. It's at 8% or 9%. The crime is so high its unbelievable. There's MDK's in the city everyday, along with Rape. I can't believe nobody else posts this about Little Rock. Its probably the #1 worst city to live with high crime, violence and there's no white people here and tons of gay's. Practically no single people and no straight people.

No white people? According to the census bureau 52% of Little Rock's population is white. Hmm. What's more, Little Rock's population continues to grow, which suggests that not all of the city is as bad as dyou describe.

Now if you want to see true crime, poverty, and high unemployment visit Jackson Mississippi. A city that's dwindled from over 215,000 to 173,000. A city where 18% of the residents are white and 80% of the residents are black. A city with a higher murder rate than Chicago. However, just outside of Jackson you will find some of the most affluent suburbs in the entire state. Madison and Ridgeland are white havens full of extremely wealthy people.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by Amanda8588

My family & I have lived here 6 yrs and the jobs have disappeared. There's none left unless you want to wait atleast a year to find one even with someone with experience. There are so many homeless here they crowd the streets, sleep under buildings, etc... The unemployment rate here is higher than statistics say. It's at 8% or 9%. The crime is so high its unbelievable. There's MDK's in the city everyday, along with Rape. I can't believe nobody else posts this about Little Rock. Its probably the #1 worst city to live with high crime, violence and there's no white people here and tons of gay's. Practically no single people and no straight people.

I don't have a clue what you do for a living or where in Little Rock you live, but the latest Kiplinger report rates Little Rock the best place in the country to live, based on the job market, medical facilities, cost of living and educational system for a city their size. They rate it ahead of Burlington, VT and Santa Fe, NM. Last year Forbes rated Little Rock among the top 10 cities to live in and do business in. So, I have to wonder, where the problem lies? You say the unemployment rate is 8 or 9%, not what is being reported, you do realize, nationally it is closer to 15% instead of what is being reported don't you?

I would ask you, if there are no white people what color are you? I find it interesting you mention gays, do they create a health problem, a crime problem, or what? It seems a little strange there are so many gays, but no white people: blacks are rarely gay, in fact most are pretty anti gay. And how do people sleep under buildings, that must be terrible crushing experience?

[ColdAilment]

Originally Posted by Amanda8588

My family & I have lived here 6 yrs and the jobs have disappeared. There's none left unless you want to wait atleast a year to find one even with someone with experience. There are so many homeless here they crowd the streets, sleep under buildings, etc... The unemployment rate here is higher than statistics say. It's at 8% or 9%. The crime is so high its unbelievable. There's MDK's in the city everyday, along with Rape. I can't believe nobody else posts this about Little Rock. Its probably the #1 worst city to live with high crime, violence and there's no white people here and tons of gay's. Practically no single people and no straight people.

Upon reading your post a second time, I left several of your key issues with Little Rock unaddressed.

I've only driven through Little Rock twice, didn't really get a feel for the city, but I believe your views are very misinformed and misrepresented. You suggest Little Rock is the worst city to live in with high crime? Clearly you either don't do your research or you aren't that well traveled, because I'd be willing to bet the residents of Detroit, Chicago's south side, Baltimore, Memphis, Camden, and Gary would all be willing to argue that their city is far more dangerous than Little Rock.

I also have to agree with nmnita in regards to gays. Most gays by demographics are white, so most of the "gay" people you're referring to are probably white. Also, if you care to do the research census statistics show that Little Rock is 52% white, which is a lot higher than lots of other cities. Detroit is 11% white, Gary is 10% white, Memphis is 32% white, Jackson is 18% white, Baltimore is 31% white, I could go on, but Little Rock in its city limits has plenty of white people, and probably a huge majority living in its suburbs.

8-9% is high, but there are other cities with far higher unemployment rates.

Homeless people exist in EVERY major city. Any city I've visited with a population over 100,000 is bound to have homeless people. New Orleans had the largest amount that I've seen, but Little Rock is no exception. You'll find homeless people in the really nice cities too, doesn't matter, they clamor to large urban areas.

No single people or straight people? I find that hard to believe. Everyone has to start off single at some point in their life. Before people can wed or date they have to be single, you know? A quick search of online dating in Little Rock is more than likely going to yield several hundred possibly a few thousand results, all single people.

See how different things are when you actually open your eyes to information?

[nmnita]

It will be interesting to see if she comes back and supports her views. I am sure something has set her off and she isn't really looking at the overall picture.

[SawBoi]

Originally Posted by ColdAilment

No white people? According to the census bureau 52% of Little Rock's population is white. Hmm. What's more, Little Rock's population continues to grow, which suggests that not all of the city is as bad as dyou describe.

Now if you want to see true crime, poverty, and high unemployment visit Jackson Mississippi. A city that's dwindled from over 215,000 to 173,000. A city where 18% of the residents are white and 80% of the residents are black. A city with a higher murder rate than Chicago. However, just outside of Jackson you will find some of the most affluent suburbs in the entire state. Madison and Ridgeland are white havens full of extremely wealthy people.

I don't know where you're from but in Arkansas and the rest of the south there are higher populations of blacks in rural areas than urban and the crime rates are lower. You think Jackson Mississippi has more crime than Chicago?

[orange cat]

A lot of People who live outside Pulaski County describe Little Rock as a War Zone. Many of my relatives from Northwest Arkansas think I'm lucky to be alive and are surprised when I tell them I frequently walk at night downtown and have never once in 50 years been accosted. Every city has rough areas, bad things happen in small towns, murders happen in the best neighborhoods. Overall Little Rock is one of the most peaceful large cities in the U.S.

[ColdAilment]

Originally Posted by SawBoi

I don't know where you're from but in Arkansas and the rest of the south there are higher populations of blacks in rural areas than urban and the crime rates are lower. You think Jackson Mississippi has more crime than Chicago?

I'm living in Mississippi right now, I am aware that there is a higher rural black population in the south than most people realize.

Per capita, Jackson Mississippi has a higher murder rate than Chicago Illinois, fact.