Is Gary safe enough? (Indianapolis, Hammond: transplants, insurance, crime rate)

[msamhunter]

I do know people Northwest and this comes from their own personal experience. Without naming names, one person I know thought all was good was in the hood as well but later found out that just wasn't the case.

As far as socio-economic status vs. race, we will just have to disagree with the when it comes to NWI.

[Northwest Indiana]

Originally Posted by msamhunter

I do know people Northwest and this comes from their own personal experience. Without naming names, one person I know thought all was good was in the hood as well but later found out that just wasn't the case.

As far as socio-economic status vs. race, we will just have to disagree with the when it comes to NWI.

Well I know people too so maybe you just hang around an overall different crowd...well, hey there are bound to be people who feel uncomfortable at times. However, usually that subsides after some time.

As far as your later statement, that's fine..we can disagree..but when people tend to victimize themselves, they tend to feel like people are more racist towards them when, if anything, its classist (not saying one is that much better than the other anyway).

[svillechris]

I think you're both right, racism and classism are both prevalent in NWI these days. I do think it is becoming less of racism and more of classism, however. The interesting thing about NWI when talking about this is that race and class in this area GENERALLY coincide. What I mean by that is that there isn't and hasn't been a town in NWI that is predominantly black, yet still upper class as you may find in Illinois in a town like Olympia Fields. Because of that, I agree that people in this area generally link the two together, race with class. Is it right? No. But people base things on their experiences, and that's what most people who have grown up in the area and lived here their entire lives have experienced. Sure, there are several exceptions, however, they are still the exceptions to that norm.

[Northwest Indiana]

Originally Posted by msamhunter

I've said it several times since being on this forum and I'll say it again. Gary isn't Indianapolis or Cincy or any other city where people try to make a name for themselves. In Gary it's very simple, you don't bother them, they won't bother you. You stay out of their business and they will stay out of yours. Problem, too many nosy people. Other than that, there are plenty of neighborhoods in Gary where you don't see crime, people keep their yards up and parents are parents. Like any other place, those neighborhoods never get talked about because it's bad for ratings. I originally grew up in 2 minute walk from Wirt, never a victim of a crime. I've also lived in Morningside in Glen Park and never a victim of a crime. My grandmother used to live in Small farms. The apartment complex was quiet. The surrounding neighborhood was quiet, houses are still well kept, right around banneker (one of the best elementary schools in the state btw). My mother and sisters still live off of 11th avenue on the west side and they don't get crime in their neighborhood.

Gary is just like any other midsize to large city, it has crime. It has good neighborhoods and bad ones. You are not going to get shot at on every corner or mugged. If you stay out of the drug trade in Gary, you can lead a very quiet life believe it or not.

Seems like this woman was just minding her own business and pumping gas....the only thing I would blame her for is for doing this in Gary with her child.....but, if you leave "them" alone then "they" will leave you alone, right?

Baby in car when Schererville woman is carjacked, raped

[J Awesome]

As a semi-frequent visitor to Gary (when I was working, the Housing Authority was one of our clients), I had 3 rules to dealing with the city:

1.) Don't start s***
2.) Don't go down the side streets
3.) Don't show fear

Gary is a very shady city, but honestly from all my experiences, it's a place that's looks scarier than it is (Well, marginally. The most terrifying places I've ever had to go is a tie between the west side of Chicago and Detroit. Much, much more terrifying). Most of the murders are just the residents killing each other, and the people walking up and down the streets just mind their own business. The most notable experience I've had there is a conversation with a guy outside the Housing Authority about a passing woman's posterior. Not so scary.

However, some of those neighborhoods look like someone carpet bombed the city. Some city beautification wouldn't kill them. Plus it's criminal to have let that beautiful Methodist church fall into ruin.

[Capt. Dan]

Originally Posted by J Awesome

As a semi-frequent visitor to Gary (when I was working, the Housing Authority was one of our clients), I had 3 rules to dealing with the city:

1.) Don't start s***
2.) Don't go down the side streets
3.) Don't show fear

Gary is a very shady city, but honestly from all my experiences, it's a place that's looks scarier than it is (Well, marginally. The most terrifying places I've ever had to go is a tie between the west side of Chicago and Detroit. Much, much more terrifying). Most of the murders are just the residents killing each other, and the people walking up and down the streets just mind their own business. The most notable experience I've had there is a conversation with a guy outside the Housing Authority about a passing woman's posterior. Not so scary.

However, some of those neighborhoods look like someone carpet bombed the city. Some city beautification wouldn't kill them. Plus it's criminal to have let that beautiful Methodist church fall into ruin.

"Plus it's criminal to have let that beautiful Methodist church fall into ruin."
I THINK THE BAPTISTS DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[urza216]

Originally Posted by Lake County IN

Most of L.A.'s murders happened in South Central, Compton, and Watts.

They're NOT spread over a large area.

Do you mean L.A County or the city of Los Angeles? You do know that Compton is an L.A suburb, right? A murder in Compton, California is not a murder in Los Angeles, California.

[sunnyandcloudydays]

Originally Posted by J Awesome

As a semi-frequent visitor to Gary (when I was working, the Housing Authority was one of our clients), I had 3 rules to dealing with the city:

1.) Don't start s***
2.) Don't go down the side streets
3.) Don't show fear

Gary is a very shady city, but honestly from all my experiences, it's a place that's looks scarier than it is (Well, marginally. The most terrifying places I've ever had to go is a tie between the west side of Chicago and Detroit. Much, much more terrifying). Most of the murders are just the residents killing each other, and the people walking up and down the streets just mind their own business. The most notable experience I've had there is a conversation with a guy outside the Housing Authority about a passing woman's posterior. Not so scary.

However, some of those neighborhoods look like someone carpet bombed the city. Some city beautification wouldn't kill them. Plus it's criminal to have let that beautiful Methodist church fall into ruin.

Here lies a problem you beautify an area like the parts of Gary or w side of chicago and it falls right back into despair.
To be fair and honest this would happen if it was a white, black or latino neighborhood like nwi said its class and not race but the point is you havea segment of the population that unfortunatley not appreciate the beautification.
Some just do not appreciate a well kept yard or home or even respecting others property when it comes to this matter

[J Awesome]

Originally Posted by sunnyandcloudydays

Here lies a problem you beautify an area like the parts of Gary or w side of chicago and it falls right back into despair.
To be fair and honest this would happen if it was a white, black or latino neighborhood like nwi said its class and not race but the point is you have a segment of the population that unfortunately not appreciate the beautification.
Some just do not appreciate a well kept yard or home or even respecting others property when it comes to this matter

Very good point, I completely forgot about that. You plant flowers, people will step on them. You plant trees, people will carve gang signs in them. You build playgrounds, people disassemble them and sell the parts for scrap metal.

Welp, there goes my good idea.

[sunnyandcloudydays]

Originally Posted by J Awesome

Very good point, I completely forgot about that. You plant flowers, people will step on them. You plant trees, people will carve gang signs in them. You build playgrounds, people disassemble them and sell the parts for scrap metal.

Welp, there goes my good idea.

Then on the same side too if you just touch one persons life with a playground or a park its all worth the effort