Any gangs in Rapid City? *Very serious question* (Lake City: crime rate, live in)
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This is a real important issue to my family and I. We have the: MS13, Latin Kings, Bloods, Crips, Asian gangs...you name it, we have it here in the Philly area. Domestic terrorists... that's all they are, no excuses! I've lost friends and family to this crap over the last 25 years! It's even worse now!
Be honest with me, don't be politically correct about this (PC kills too)...are there any of these gangs operating in the Rapid City area. Any trends going on? Any illegal alien violence? This is one of the important decisions factoring into my decision to relocate there (Rapid City) in the near future. I know the crime is higher (per capita) in Rapid City, but definitely better than here.
As you can see, I am passionate about this, since it has hit so close to home.I love my wife and kids too much to put them back in the same situation as we've been in. When I was in Rapid City, I didn't get any "gang vibes" but I don't live there. All I got was "nice people vibes"!
Please advise me on this "critical" matter.I have no where else to get this info!
There are gangs in most any city you live in, but Rapid City has more "wannabes" than anything. I've never really heard of a gang-related crime in Rapid City other than graffitte or vandalism and that all usually happens on the Northside. That's another thing, the Northside of Rapid City (anything above Omaha Street) is considered the "bad" part of town. However, my aunt has lived up there for years and never had trouble other than getting her car broken into a couploe times.
I've lived in Rapid City all my life and I've never been a victim of crime.
The gangs in Rapid generally have ties to Salt Lake City, Denver and the reservations. They are there. But homicides are rare and are big news stories.
If there is ever a murder in Rapid City it is the headline story on the news for about a week and it's usually on the Northside. I think Rapid City averages a murder or two per year. It's never random either, it's always domestic.
Are any of these murders and robberies tourist related? Do any of these crimes happen in the west-side or south-side?
There really aren't any tourist related murders. There have been murders during bike week, but they've all involved other bikers and they've been motorcycle gang related.
What about that trucker that was murdered around or near the Safeway on Mt Rushmore Rd a couple years ago? I can't remember the details, but didn't he pick up hitch hikers or something?? I'll have to look it up!
What about that trucker that was murdered around or near the Safeway on Mt Rushmore Rd a couple years ago? I can't remember the details, but didn't he pick up hitch hikers or something?? I'll have to look it up!
Oh yeah! I remember hearing about that some time back. Then there's that murder that just happened up at Sheridan Lake but I'm not sure if that was random or domestic. Anyway, any murder that ever happens in Rapid City is the talk of the town for months and months. It's just so rare and shocking.
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