Am I missing the Maine experience?....In Maine (Lewiston, Bangor: city hall, crime)

[OutDoorNut]

Originally Posted by retiredtinbender

And where would you get the idea that Washington County has so high a crime rate? Yes we have crime but I doubt as high as the implication. at least I haven't seen it. Reference?

I meant high relative to many other Maine counties.

For example, Washington County is given a property crime rate of 2 and a violent crime rate of 2, while Waldo County has 1 in both categories, which gives Waldo half the crime rate of Washington County, and also means Waldo County has the lowest crime rate of all Maine coastal counties, according toModerator cut: link removed, linking to competitors sites is not allowed

[retiredtinbender]

Originally Posted by OutDoorNut

I meant high relative to many other Maine counties.

For example, Washington County is given a property crime rate of 2 and a violent crime rate of 2, while Waldo County has 1 in both categories, which gives Waldo half the crime rate of Washington County, and also means Waldo County has the lowest crime rate of all Maine coastal counties, according to Moderator cut: link removed, linking to competitors sites is not allowed

Ohhhh, I'll take the bait. Sperling?? The site that has crime figures on a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high) and shows Washington as a 2 is high in your opinion? I don't see that as being high. Sure, we have problems but not as bad as you think.

The same website that say under counties says "Cumberland, York...16 others"? Seems as if, IMHO, you need to get your head out of the stats.

[Maine Writer]

Originally Posted by OutDoorNut

Yes, but isn't the crime rate so high in Washington County that it would not really be like the old Maine?

You should have seen the shoot out here two weeks ago. It was wild.


Friggin squirrels in the bird feeders.

[Maine Writer]

Originally Posted by retiredtinbender

Ohhhh, I'll take the bait. Sperling?? The site that has crime figures on a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high) and shows Washington as a 2 is high in your opinion? I don't see that as being high. Sure, we have problems but not as bad as you think.

The same website that say under counties says "Cumberland, York...16 others"? Seems as if, IMHO, you need to get your head out of the stats.

There's a difference between book knowledge and personal experience. It's called "reality."

[mollysmiles]

Maybe if you're really concerned "Crime in WACO" could be it's own thread, and then we'll tell you what *really* goes on.


LMAO... wait wait wait.... we're a 2??!! ok....


must be all those d*mn people walking around with all those guns in November!! Now, what's up with THAT??

[mensaguy]

Good grief! I thought everybody knew that there are lies, damn lies, and statistics. If county A has one Crime and County B has two crimes, statistics will tell you that County B has a crime rate that is twice as bad as County A, even though both may be in the bottom percentile, where anything below 28 is considered good.

WaCo is one of the safest places a person can be.

[Maine Writer]

Originally Posted by mensaguy

Good grief! I thought everybody knew that there are lies, damn lies, and statistics. If county A has one Crime and County B has two crimes, statistics will tell you that County B has a crime rate that is twice as bad as County A, even though both may be in the bottom percentile, where anything below 28 is considered good.

It's Molly's fault we're a 2. It was a 1 until she got caught in this:

Tinbender, it had to have been the "streaking" reports from last years' Valentine Speedo and Bikini run in Eastport that caused a spike in the stats. Some people have no sense of humor!

Outdoornut, if this is the best you can do, go back to bed.

[mensaguy]

Originally Posted by Maine Writer

It's Molly's fault we're a 2. It was a 1 until she got caught in this:

Originally Posted by mollysmiles

Tinbender, it had to have been the "streaking" reports from last years' Valentine Speedo and Bikini run in Eastport that caused a spike in the stats. Some people have no sense of humor!

I'd forgotten that was Molly! I hope tinbender got pictures.

[retiredtinbender]

I didn't get any pictures. Too dang cold out for me. Winter is hibernate by the radiator time.

But no guns in November, only bows. No firearm discharging on the island.

[OutDoorNut]

Originally Posted by retiredtinbender

Ohhhh, I'll take the bait. Sperling?? The site that has crime figures on a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high) and shows Washington as a 2 is high in your opinion? I don't see that as being high. Sure, we have problems but not as bad as you think.

2 is twice the crime rate of Waldo County.

I'd call twice as high, high.