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Originally Posted by Rochard
(Post 19695648)
The only city mentioned was Tarzana, California. I said:
Sorry, I've never lived in a city like Tarzana California where the robbery rate is four times the national average....
Well, here is Tarzana with comparisons to my hometown and the US national average.
http://www.rochardsbunnyranch.com/rock/tar.jpg
Like I said, the robbery rate is nearly four times the national average. Murder is three times the national average. The city of Tarzana scores higher than the national average in all areas.
Maybe this is why I don't understand why people want their neighborhood watches armed - I've never lived in a city with a crime rate that high.
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So self serving research & feigning ignorance is the tactic? Ok .. I'll play :thumbsup
Southlake TX (2013)
Fact About Area: This is believed to be the first murder in Southlake since at least 2000.
Southlake is one of the most affluent communities in the United States.
Crime: A 43-year-old man was sitting in his Range Rover with his wife in the 100 block of Grand Avenue when he was shot shortly before 7 p.m. near the Victoria's Secret store
St. Simons Island, Ga (2013)
Fact About Area: A quiet, affluent area that hasn't seen a murder in ten years
Crime: a well-respected official of quaint St. Simons Island, Ga., was found dead on Dec. 11 with a single gunshot wound to his head. Authorities recovered the body of the 52-year-old floating in a marina, a short walk from his home, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. His hands were bound together in front of him with zip ties.
North Hills, NC (2013)
Fact About Area : Consistently in the top 20 places to live in the USA. Low crime rates, hight quality of life, stable housing prices and the second highest education level per capita in the USA.
Crime: Murder. The investigative report in the medical examiner's autopsy report states that the 8 year old daughter awoke to screaming at about 5:30 a.m. May 14, but she went back to sleep, thinking the noise was from an adjacent apartment. When the girl got up about two hours later, she found her mother in bed covered with blood, and she sought help from some construction workers nearby.
Home Invasions:
New Jersey (June 2013) :
Violent Home Invasion Caught on Nanny Cam - A man can be seen bursting into the home, punching and kicking the woman and throwing her down stairs while her 3-year-old daughter cowered on a couch.
Charlotte NC ( July 2013 ) :
5 Teens Charged in Charlotte Home Invasion Robberies - Five teens face a variety of charges in connection with several armed robberies and a home invasion, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police.
Grandview Missouri ( June 2013 ):
Three Hours of Torture in Violent Grandview Mo Home Invasion - Officials say four people were tortured, burned, and one woman raped for several hours all while a 2-year-old child was in the home. One family member told 41 Action News the men inside were zip-tied up. Pillowcases were put over their heads, and they were burned from head to toe. The torture went on for more than three hours.
Monte Sereno CA ( Dec 2012 ) :
Three more arrests in Monte Sereno home invasion slaying of wealthy entrepreneur - Kumra was killed and his wife, Harinder Kumar, beaten on Nov. 30 during a home-invasion robbery of his Monte Sereno mansion. His body was found on the floor of his 7,000-square-foot home after his wife dialed 911. She told police as many as four intruders entered the couple's home and had beaten her.
Nationally ( 2007 - Present ):
Wave of Home Invasions Puts the Wealthy on Alert - Billionaire investors Warren Buffett and Ernest Rady, socialite Anne Bass and professional basketball players Eddy Curry and Antoine Walker all have joined a group to which they would rather not belong: victims of home invasion. In affluent enclaves across the country, from Beverly Hills, Calif., to Scarsdale, N.Y., these high-profile cases and others -- many of them unsolved -- have set nerves on edge amid what law-enforcement officials and security experts say is becoming an alarming trend. One particularly gruesome case in July underscored the dangers for many, when a home invasion in Cheshire, Conn., ended in the deaths of a doctor's wife and his two daughters. Two men have been arrested and charged in the case.
The more puzzling think to me is this:
Why does it matter to you if people are wealthy, middle class or poor. Or weather they live in high crime areas or not?
Shouldn't we all have the same expectation of safety?