Re: Gulf Oil Spill 2010
No idea where that is. I know we saw some seedy individuals around that area we were in, but felt completely safe.
Any which way, my point is that the suburbs have crime just as the city has crime. Some areas in each place of living are safer, some are more dangerous. Just because it's labeled as "the city" or "a suburb" shouldn't make your view of how dangerous or safe it is.
It's where Mary Jo Copeland's place and the Salvation Army is across the street from Target Field.
I haven't heard of any issues with the homeless shelters being right there. Just like you never really hear anything about the homeless shelter across from the X.
One of the quietest places I've lived was in south Minneapolis near Hiawatha Golf Course near 46th and Cedar. I lived in a "High risk" zip code so my auto insurance was sky high, but I felt safe.
The first ring suburbs aren't always great, Columbia Heights, Fridley, Brooklyn Center, southern Brooklyn Park, and Richfield aren't great. Heck I covered murders in the City of Ramsey. They had two in a couple weeks from a meth-head a few years back. Guy broke into a house in the middle of the night, shot and killed an older woman after he fought off her husband. I think a couple people have been killed at Time Out in Blaine.
Most of the shootings on the North Side of Minneapolis, North Side of St. Paul, and the East Side of St. Paul are gang related and if you're not involved, you'll be fine. Though those areas will have a high cost of living with increased insurance.
I've lived in really small towns(Breezy Point), medium sized towns(Moorhead), suburbs(Stillwater, Maplewood, White Bear Lake, Golden Valley), and large cities(St. Paul and Minneapolis) and I'll take the suburbs. I like having stuff close to me, don't mind the drives to DT, lower cost of living, yard space, stricter rules on yard upkeep, lower taxes, better schools, no Ryback or Coleman.
