"I Went To Springfield, The Most Dangerous City In Massachusetts"

[aboucher33]

Originally Posted by xo_kizzy_xo

I'd say the whole of that Rt 2 corridor (Fitchburg/Gardner in particular) is hopeless and isolated. Bleak is another apt term. We went up there to one of the furniture factories not long ago and that's all I could think just walking around. We have friends who moved up that way because the housing is cheaper. There must be pockets of hopefulness there somewhere, at least for their kids' sake.

Interesting the OP picked up on a Nick Johnson video. I've seen quite a few of his "Unboxing [State]" episodes where he subtly makes the argument that poverty, whether rural or urban, is almost always politically triggered. He's stopped that in his later videos because he kept being called out on it. Now he's revisiting some areas and letting the inhabitants speak for themselves.

Could be. The Route 2 corridor at least has closer proximity to Boston which could theoretically enable some people to commute. Springfield area is more of its "own" area if that makes sense. There is more of an economic engine there as it is the hub of the Western MA. Not sure which is more beneficial?

[Lampert]

Originally Posted by massnative71

MD is higher, but that is not usually considered Northeast for these stat purposes. NY and PA have been lower than us, unless that changed very recently. If BBMM is around I'm sure he would fill us in on the latest.

I don't know about violent crimes but in homicide mortality MA ranks 45th in the US with only VT, NH, ME and ID behind.
NY has a rate that is almost double, PA almost triple that of MA.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/s...y/homicide.htm