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Ecofolux2427 OP t1_ivyk5h8 wrote

Reply to comment by bartnd in Most/least desirable locations to live in Worcester by Ecofolux2427

Yes crime rate specifically. I don't want to have to worry about catching a stray bullet or my wife being assaulted the minute she steps out of the apartment. I don't care about nightlife, highway access and schools.

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ins0mniac_ t1_ivz1ibh wrote

Yeah.. aside from extreme, isolated circumstances, that just.. doesn't really happen around here.

MAYBE if you're flaunting wealth and acting stupid in Main South?

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edit: where in the hell are you coming from where that is a possibility?

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esotericpigeon t1_ivz4vgu wrote

literally lmao i live in main south, just don’t act stupid, be aware of your surroundings and you’ll be just fine

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NovelNo87 t1_iw0ksnu wrote

That has been my experience too. I lived near Crompton park for 3 years and lived off Vernon street for 5 and never had a problem with anyone. I just go to work and go about my business. The worst that happened was once when someone drove by with a BB gun and shot out a bunch of car windows. Other than being occasionally unlucky with stuff like that it’s not bad.

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legalpretzel t1_ivyrene wrote

You can Google crime stats. Or look at Zillow/trulia/redfin if you want street specific stuff. No one here can give you as much objective info as you can find online.

If you want subjective - we all have different personal tolerance levels, so does it really matter what anyone thinks if they aren’t you? Also, there have been numerous other posters asking this. Search the sub.

Edit - no one is “catching a bullet” in Worcester, so if you only want to live near white people then, like Icy noted, Paxton it is.

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coldrunn t1_ivyvlzd wrote

Anywhere in the US is fine if that's your worry. If you don't buy or sell drugs or sex, your chance of random violence is essentially zero.

Now property crime? Not hearing your neighbors domestic violence? That's a different story...

Best is typically everything north of route 9 or May. Or everything along quinsig. If you want 3 specific places to avoid for property crime, Main South, Great Brook Valley, or Lincoln between 290 and 290.

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