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I live in northern Virginia, and I have never been a victim of theft. If this poll is correct, that amount of theft is insane. Regardless of the causes, this se

I live in northern Virginia, and I have never been a victim of theft. If this poll is correct, that amount of theft is insane. Regardless of the causes, this seems like a pretty serious problem.

curiousllama 4y ago
NoVA is more like Palo Alto than SF. DC proper is a different vibe
- brutus1213 4y ago
  My rental car got broken into early evening in Palo Alto last year .. just behind the nice restaurants on University Ave. I think the crime increase may be a bit more defused.
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- testfrequency 4y ago
  “I live in a wealthy suburb outside a major city and it’s safe here compared to an entire major city” fixed it for you
  - CWuestefeld 4y ago
    You seem to be implying that it's right and proper for cities to have high crime. Why is that?
    - therealcamino 4y ago
      The poster is only saying it is typical that crime in cities is higher than in surrounding suburbs, in the US. They didn't say anything about "right and proper" -- that's your spin.
    - nkozyra 4y ago
      > You seem to be implying that it's right and proper for cities to have high crime. That's a really odd reading. From my vantage point it looks more like anecdotal evidence from within an area with usually lower crime rates and attempting to extrapolate to the larger city/ies. I don't see a value judgment at all.
    - vineyardmike 4y ago
      I'm not the OP but I personally would imply that a wealthy and low density area would have a lower rate of petty theft than a dense and urban environment full of a diverse group of people (with diverse incomes and diverse needs). Not that it should have, but that it can be expected.
tchaffee 4y ago
Half the people in SF can say the same. Anecdotal data doesn't mean much.
- ben174 4y ago
  Do the 50% who do claim they are victims of theft say it only happened to them a single time? In my experience, the people who admit they are the victims of theft have countless stories of it happening to them.
  - tchaffee 4y ago
    > In my experience, the people who admit... Again, one person's anecdote is not a reliable way of measuring these things.
  - bombcar 4y ago
    I would suspect that people who have been a victim of theft once are much more likely to be a victim again.
roflyear 4y ago
Never? I live in NJ and I have had things stolen from me at least 4 times.
_delirium 4y ago
Not even package theft? Maybe it's who I know, but all the nova residents I personally know complain about packages being stolen off their porch. That and theft of bikes or bike parts. Whether these count seems to vary a lot. Most people don't bother to file a police report, so they won't show up in a city/county's theft stats. But if a poll (like this one) asked me if I had ever been a victim of theft (and didn't further specify), I would include that kind of opportunistic theft in my answer.
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I live in northern Virginia, and I have never been a victim of theft. If this poll is correct, that amount of theft is insane. Regardless of the causes, this seems like a pretty serious problem.

curiousllama 4y ago

NoVA is more like Palo Alto than SF. DC proper is a different vibe

brutus1213 4y ago
My rental car got broken into early evening in Palo Alto last year .. just behind the nice restaurants on University Ave. I think the crime increase may be a bit more defused.
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testfrequency 4y ago
“I live in a wealthy suburb outside a major city and it’s safe here compared to an entire major city” fixed it for you
- CWuestefeld 4y ago
  You seem to be implying that it's right and proper for cities to have high crime. Why is that?
  - therealcamino 4y ago
    The poster is only saying it is typical that crime in cities is higher than in surrounding suburbs, in the US. They didn't say anything about "right and proper" -- that's your spin.
  - nkozyra 4y ago
    > You seem to be implying that it's right and proper for cities to have high crime. That's a really odd reading. From my vantage point it looks more like anecdotal evidence from within an area with usually lower crime rates and attempting to extrapolate to the larger city/ies. I don't see a value judgment at all.
  - vineyardmike 4y ago
    I'm not the OP but I personally would imply that a wealthy and low density area would have a lower rate of petty theft than a dense and urban environment full of a diverse group of people (with diverse incomes and diverse needs). Not that it should have, but that it can be expected.

tchaffee 4y ago

Half the people in SF can say the same. Anecdotal data doesn't mean much.

ben174 4y ago
Do the 50% who do claim they are victims of theft say it only happened to them a single time? In my experience, the people who admit they are the victims of theft have countless stories of it happening to them.
- tchaffee 4y ago
  > In my experience, the people who admit... Again, one person's anecdote is not a reliable way of measuring these things.
- bombcar 4y ago
  I would suspect that people who have been a victim of theft once are much more likely to be a victim again.

roflyear 4y ago

Never? I live in NJ and I have had things stolen from me at least 4 times.

_delirium 4y ago

Not even package theft? Maybe it's who I know, but all the nova residents I personally know complain about packages being stolen off their porch. That and theft of bikes or bike parts. Whether these count seems to vary a lot. Most people don't bother to file a police report, so they won't show up in a city/county's theft stats. But if a poll (like this one) asked me if I had ever been a victim of theft (and didn't further specify), I would include that kind of opportunistic theft in my answer.

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