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THAT is a ridiculous belief and a great example of confirmation bias. You don’t need to monitor crimes happening around you. Go meet your neighbors and build c

• genghisjahn 4y ago
  Agreed. I have a friend who lives in a quiet suburb of Dallas who feels like he needs to have a gun in the house to protect his family. I live in an urban neighborhood in Philadelphia. By comparison my neighborhood has WAY more crime of all types. But if I take a walk around the neighborhood I can wave to ~10 people I know by name. I'm not afraid in my "high crime" neighborhood. We've both lived in our neighborhoods for more than 10 years. You can do zipcode comparisons here: https://crimegrade.org/ https://crimegrade.org/
  • leetcrew 4y ago
    > But if I take a walk around the neighborhood I can wave to ~10 people I know by name. that's great, and I'm sure it makes the neighborhood a lot more pleasant to live in. but aside from maybe hiding your amazon packages for you, this doesn't contribute much to safety/security in my experience. one of my friends used to live on a slightly sketchy block where she knew a lot of neighbors. they all ducked for cover when her roommate got robbed at gunpoint on her own front porch. my other friend was friendly with his neighbors. his house got cleaned out by a couple kids who lived three doors down. neither the police, the neighbors, nor even the mother did shit about it. your neighbors might warn you about a "sketchy" person they've seen on the block a few times, but when push comes to shove, people overwhelmingly choose to stay in their lane. they might come to check on you after the dust settles, I guess.