NC Gang Violence --- list of areas to avoid ??? (Raleigh: violent crime, living in)

[Third Strike]

Hidden Valley in Charlotte is an area to avoid. Not sure about now, but the Hidden Valley Kings were a gang that operated out of that neighborhood.

[JayJayCB]

Originally Posted by Mizchel

How about Benson, NC? Pretty safe area??

I feel like Benson isn't too bad, but like most Eastern NC towns, there are better places to look at.

[VT'ah]

i try to avoid mecklenburg county completely.

[Francois]

Originally Posted by Mizchel

How about Benson, NC? Pretty safe area??

The post you're responding to is over 5 years old...

[ForumHero]

Originally Posted by Francois

The post you're responding to is over 5 years old...

Thanks bud, I was about to say something about that but glad you got them! Good job!

[Mudduck]

All of Rocky Mount

[Chicsurfs]

Originally Posted by Francois

If you're interested in being an hour from the beach (we don't call it "the shore" here ), you should go to the [URL="//www.city-data.com/forum/coastal-north-carolina/"]Coastal NC forum[/URL], not the Triangle area forum.

But gang violence, while existent in almost every locality in any state, is not really "a problem" except in the large cities and then, usually only in certain areas--this is not peculiar to NC; isn't every state like that. the cities here don't have the problems that places like Detroit, the Bronx, or LA have because they're smaller, but obviously the more people you have, the more "city issues" including gangs, you're going to have.

Anywhere that's within an hour of the coast in NC is going to be small enough not to have gangs, although I think I read that Greenville is having more problems than it used to.

So NOT true! Durham, Fayetteville, Lumberton, salsbury, and statesville& smithsfield ARE FACTUAL gang areas.

I work in the ER in Fayetteville aka
( Fayenomb). Maybe he doesnt get out at night but as someone qho sees in the ER's trust me.on this..stabbings, shooting all time highs in these areas.

[Renownedtheworldaround]

With the way some people portray Durham, you would think that it is Southside Chicago when that necessarily isn't the case.

Most of the gang activity in Durham is limited to a few sections of East Durham, with a few small, scattered sections of North Durham.

I'll make a map of the areas that you need to avoid in Durham and post it back here.

[Renownedtheworldaround]

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[Lakefront16]

Thanks, Renowned; I must say, that is about the most relevant, substantive post I've seen ANYwhere here in the city-data.com forums.

Evah.