corinini t1_jdf4gcg wrote on March 23, 2023 at 11:03 PM

Reply to comment by Icy-Neck-2422 in Moving from AZ to MA by okayorlando

The flip side of this is that everywhere is safe by U.S. standards.

mehkindaok t1_jdf86of wrote on March 23, 2023 at 11:28 PM

Are you saying Brockton or Lawrence are safer than an average middle of nowhere suburb in one of the square states?

corinini t1_jdf8w2r wrote on March 23, 2023 at 11:33 PM

I'm saying neither one of those places rises to the level of dangerous, and I would feel safe living in either place.

mehkindaok t1_jdfaww1 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 11:47 PM

That wasn’t my question - I specifically asked, are you saying Brockton or Lawrence have lower crime rate than an average middle class square state suburb?

corinini t1_jdfbaln wrote on March 23, 2023 at 11:50 PM

They are safe places to live. I don't care about your personal goalpost, it's irrelevant.

mehkindaok t1_jdfbtk4 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 11:54 PM

https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ma/brockton/crime - one out of 156 chance of being a victim of violent crime one out of 63 chance of being a victim of property crime might not be as bad as Jackson, MS but I would not call it “safe” by any means.

corinini t1_jdfc4ig wrote on March 23, 2023 at 11:56 PM

Good for you.

mehkindaok t1_jdfd4nq wrote on March 24, 2023 at 12:03 AM

Look, I know it feels great to virtue signal and show everyone just how inclusive and progressive you are, but why don’t you keep it contained within your usual circlejerk and not do a great disservice to those not familiar with the area by steering them to clearly unsafe locations? It’s your types that routinely tell others places like Grove Hall are perfectly safe and anyone saying otherwise is all sorts of *ist.

corinini t1_jdfddl3 wrote on March 24, 2023 at 12:05 AM

We disagree. Let it go. It's not "virtue signaling" to have a difference of opinion. I've lived in places you are describing and felt perfectly safe. You are free to feel differently. Now go away.