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Old 02-27-2011, 10:02 AM
 
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I'm looking for reactions, thoughts to these crime maps:


These are reported In the past 2 months (you can adjust the time frames):

Raleigh, NC Crime Map - Showing Crimes in Raleigh - Crime Statistics, Alerts and Reports - Crime Stops Here

Cary, NC Crime Map - Showing Crimes in Cary - Crime Statistics, Alerts and Reports - Crime Stops Here

Durham, NC Crime Map - Showing Crimes in Durham - Crime Statistics, Alerts and Reports - Crime Stops Here




Would you walk around downtown Raleigh by yourself?
Would you feel safe?

Thoughts on the amount of listings for Cary?

I was actually surprised at the amount of reporting for each of the 3 areas - but am thinking that potentially there are a lot of smaller crimes? vs a few shootings (bigger things)????

How do you think the crime rates now compare to a few years ago?
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Old 02-27-2011, 01:57 PM
 
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As you zoom in on the maps, the crimes get rather sparse, even though the view still covers many blocks (e.g., all of downtown Raleigh). I'm not at all alarmed by these maps.
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Old 02-27-2011, 04:28 PM
 
Location: Durham, NC
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Would you walk around downtown Raleigh by yourself?
Would you feel safe?
I've done so many times and always felt quite safe. I live in downtown Durham and also feel very safe there, even walking around at night.

Be aware that Spotcrime's maps are not always accurate. I've found some incidents on both Raleigh's map and Durham's map that happened in completely different cities. In some cases, a single incident was depicted multiple times on the map because it was reported in more than one source (newspaper and police department, for example).

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How do you think the crime rates now compare to a few years ago?
There has been a continuous downward trend in the crime rates in Raleigh and Durham over the past ten years. You can visit the individual city pages right here on City Data to see:

//www.city-data.com/city/Raleig...-Carolina.html

//www.city-data.com/city/Durham...-Carolina.html
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Old 02-27-2011, 06:04 PM
 
Location: Raleigh NC
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Would you walk around downtown Raleigh by yourself?
Raleigh? Yes.
Durham? No.

Remember, folks, this is just my opinion.

However, basing judgment on the reports from the website it's obvious one is much more likely to encounter a crime on the streets of Durham than they are in Raleigh.
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Old 02-27-2011, 06:07 PM
 
Location: Raleigh
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As you zoom in on the maps, the crimes get rather sparse, even though the view still covers many blocks (e.g., all of downtown Raleigh). I'm not at all alarmed by these maps.
Agreed. One would expect there to be more crime in a "thriving" downtown since the population is more dense and there are more businesses per square mile.

Mike
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Old 02-27-2011, 06:10 PM
 
Location: Downtown Durham, NC
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Raleigh? Yes.
Durham? No.

Remember, folks, this is just my opinion.

However, basing judgment on the reports from the website it's obvious one is much more likely to encounter a crime on the streets of Durham than they are in Raleigh.
Durham's crime rate is less than what Raleigh's was in 2002. Just curious, would you have felt safe walking in downtown Raleigh in 2002 (if you were around Raleigh then)?

I walk by myself on the streets of downtown Durham seven nights a week. I've never once felt unsafe in Durham. Not a once.
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Old 02-27-2011, 06:39 PM
 
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Durham's crime rate is less than what Raleigh's was in 2002. Just curious, would you have felt safe walking in downtown Raleigh in 2002 (if you were around Raleigh then)?
I worked in downtown Raleigh in 2002; I did not feel safe walking alone during off-peak times then. One of the homeless guys I saw a lot for work reasons... saw me walking around 3pm one day (when most folks were in their offices) and told me I should be careful and he didn't think it was safe!

By 2008 it was a different story, with the redevelopment in place and pedestrian mall gone, and I felt very safe.
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Old 02-27-2011, 06:47 PM
 
Location: Apex, NC
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Downtown Raleigh can get scary after dark-ever been by the bus station after dark?? Yeah put me in Downtown Apex over Durham or Raleigh-just saying-
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Old 02-27-2011, 07:29 PM
 
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The scales used on these maps and the large size of the icons gives a distorted view.

I feel totally safe walking around downtown Raleigh and Durham at night. That being said, every city has rougher parts that you should avoid while alone at night. They are fairly easy to avoid and you typically don't find yourslef in those bad areas anyway unless you are up to no good yourself.
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