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I've been researching crime stats about Raleigh on Sperling's Reviews, Neighborhood Scout, Area Vibes and Crimemapping.com. They all corroborate disappointing figures and are almost equivalent to Las Vegas, where I currently reside and am concerned about my safety.
How bad is it? Where might lower crime pockets be? Suburbs? How responsive is the police force? Please don't feed me the line, "There's bad crime like that everywhere!" No, there is not, as I was just in Hawthorne Woods and Naperville IL, where I felt extremely safe and researched little crime, but disgusted with the cost of living.
If anyone doesn't want to get blasted on this forum for speaking the honest truth, please send me a PM. Thanks for your thoughts.
Raleigh is not dangerous at all. I have friends who live in areas that are considered somewhat dangerous but I still feel comfortable walking/biking at night (granted I’m a guy, but it’s really not that bad).
Oh, bless your heart. If you don’t choose to live in a ultra low income neighborhood, transact drug deals in parking decks at 3 a.m., or heaven forbid leave your car door unlocked with electronics in plain view, I think you’d be OK in most parts of Raleigh. If you have extreme anxiety, build a bunker where you are, or move to farm or a suburb were everyone self medicates to an early demise...
Raleigh keeps growing in just about everything.
actual growth, percentage growth, etc.
the population will exceed Charlotte's soon.
(well, Wake country vs. Mecklenburg County)
how bad is it?
depends upon your measuring stick.
if only crimes within the Raleigh city limits count,
2017 is higher than 2016 . considering the Raleigh "area"
(the hated Raleigh-Durham appellation), then Naperville is
in Chicago-Land and would include those stats.
Aren’t Naperville and Hawthorne Woods suburbs? Maybe it might be more equivalent and reassuring for you to compare Wake Forest and Cary.
Most of the crime that I’m aware of is petty stuff like unlocked cars being broken into and a few home break ins.
Yes, they are suburbs. I will search those suburbs you mentioned, as I don't know any. Raleigh comes up higher property crime than Vegas, but Vegas wins for a smidgen more violent crimes. From personal experience and living in 5 other states, Vegas has been the worst, so I know those rates are accurate!!
Sounds like Illinois would be a better place for you to live then.
I'd pick IL, but taxes are outrageous.
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From personal experience and living in 5 other states, Vegas has been the worst, so I know those rates are accurate!!
