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According_Rough_5 t1_iys4vlh wrote

Sad people gotta do that. Is crime really bad there in Springfield? My family and I were possibly thinking on moving there next summer.

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HigherSomething t1_iys77ie wrote

Mostly property damage/theft if I'm not mistaken. Catalytic converter theft is very prominent.

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Robodie t1_iyskezc wrote

I would recommend considering other locations. Crime rate is ridiculous - doesn't matter whether it's a "bad" neighborhood or a "good" one. If it's not nailed down, it's gone. If it IS nailed down, then the bottom half might still be there and the top will probably be one block over.

Suburbs are only marginally better.

Hate talking smack about a place I spent most of my adult life, but it's pretty much a lost cause. Someone burned my house to the ground a couple of years ago, so that's kinda left a bad taste in my mouth. Imagine that.

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Born2fayl t1_iyw5y6j wrote

I don’t know you, so it’s hard to know what you’d be a likely victim of. Springfield isn’t that bad. It’s not 1970’s NYC. Theft is bad, but it’s getting bad everywhere. Homelessness is bad, but it’s getting bad everywhere. I’d be careful walking around at night, but…I’d be careful anywhere.

I guess if you’re a boring, middle class, moral panic type, Ozark or Nixa would be better, though I cannot personally imagine living anywhere that boring and chain store. Springfield is boring and small enough. I love in the MSU area and as long as you’re safe you’re probably going to be fine.

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GinWithJennifer t1_iyveebg wrote

Catalytic converter theft seems so common that maybe 1 in 7 people I met seem to have been a victim of it at least once.

I'd say for the most part tho junkies won't really bother you. You see some that look like they're having a tough time but otherwise leave people alone but then you see some stuff like this every once in a while. Springfield is relatively nice compared to KC though so 🤷🏻‍♀️

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MadMageMC t1_iysd0g9 wrote

If you have to come to this area, it's better to live in Ozark, Nixa, Republic, or one of the other towns around Spfd rather than in Spfd itself.

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meganfrau t1_iyslkm2 wrote

The criminals lived in the rural towns out of springfield, soooo…

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MadMageMC t1_iyssan4 wrote

Yeah, but not the three I mentioned.

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Born2fayl t1_iyw6aie wrote

I can’t fucking imagine living anywhere that small and boring. Bad enough I’m in Springfield.

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MadMageMC t1_iywfyp6 wrote

I guess that depends on the town. I liked Republic. It had enough amenities to get what I needed, and if I wanted something more, Spfd was only 30 minutes up the road.

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Numerous-Mix-9775 t1_iysf4yf wrote

Honestly, the area around Springfield isn’t bad, but these days I wouldn’t want to live in Springfield itself.

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internationalkoala00 t1_iysidrl wrote

Yes. Just Google the crime / murder rate.

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Aimless78 t1_iyskqqz wrote

But yet that stat can be deceiving considering it is based on reported crime and not actual crimes. If the people don't trust the police department or that the police department will investigate it and prosecute it then people don't report the crimes. In a place where people have trust in the police department and the courts you have a higher percentage of crimes reported. So, even though it is a stat that can be compared you also have to read between the lines to see if it is accurate or if it is people under reporting crimes.

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