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McDad said:
my example is city wide.

no argument there are hot pockets of violence in every city. And I am sure a study of the most dangerous blocks in America would not be well received.
But using the borders of city limits the article has merit, I believe.
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We'll just have to disagree. There isn't a part of Chattanooga I would feel uncomfortable in after dark, there are several in Chicago.
 
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hog88 said:
We'll just have to disagree. There isn't a part of Chattanooga I would feel uncomfortable in after dark, there are several in Chicago.
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North of the TN border I would agree. South of it it gets real sketchy real fast.
 
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hog88 said:
True, Gallatin has about outgrown me.
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Yeah, Nashville to Lebanon and points in between are a no thanks from me. Although there are still desolate areas around Cedars of Lebanon and Boxwell BSA camp.
 
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hog88 said:
We'll just have to disagree. There isn't a part of Chattanooga I would feel uncomfortable in after dark, there are several in Chicago.
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LOL. Dude, there are parts of Oak Ridge I would feel uncomfortable in after dark. You gotta be kidding me with this. You're saying there are no scary neighborhoods in Chatanooga? Not one?
 
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McDad said:
You just offered circular reasoning for your thoughts. It doesn't help me understand how you're arriving at your thoughts.

If a city water supply was making people sick in two cities, city A data showed 500 sick out of 5,000 and city B showed 5,000 sick out of 5M, from which city would you rather get your water?
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Neither
 
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There are places in Knoxville that I would have considered safe 10 years ago that I would now avoid at night. The drug problem here, and everything that goes with it, is getting worse and worse.
 
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n_huffhines said:
LOL. Dude, there are parts of Oak Ridge I would feel uncomfortable in after dark. You gotta be kidding me with this. You're saying there are no scary neighborhoods in Chatanooga? Not one?
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There are roads and parts of Chattanooga that I used to drive through that I tend to avoid now; but if it came down to it, I'd put them in the "be vigilant" category more than "avoid if you wish to continue breathing" - it also depends significantly on the time of day. The article you referenced may be statistically true, but it's still all about boundary conditions and how you work the numbers - lies, damn lies, and statistics. This article was all about playing the denominator game - make it big enough and the pertinent facts don't matter.
 
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hog88 said:
We'll just have to disagree. There isn't a part of Chattanooga I would feel uncomfortable in after dark, there are several in Chicago.
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I know a TBI agent that talked about how dangerous Chattanooga has become. Lots of murders occur there and then the bodies get dumped in other counties. TBI has been working hard on solving them and know that most of it is gang/organized crime related. It is not the safe area it used to be.
 
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Godfatha said:
There are places in Knoxville that I would have considered safe 10 years ago that I would now avoid at night. The drug problem here, and everything that goes with it, is getting worse and worse.
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Knoxville is much safer now than the 90s or early 2000s. Same with most of the US.

Maybe you are just older and realize what's going on and there are sketchy places in any city.
 
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davethevol said:
I know a TBI agent that talked about how dangerous Chattanooga has become. Lots of murders occur there and then the bodies get dumped in other counties. TBI has been working hard on solving them and know that most of it is gang/organized crime related. It is not the safe area it used to be.
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I agree. There was a mother on TV a few weeks ago saying the cops have done nothing to solve her son's murder. Apparently she and a number of other people were present at the time of the shooting, know who it was, and won't tell the police who shot her son. I absolutely agree it's gangs and the community where the gangs are located - change has to come from within, and those communities aren't willing to step up. The other part is education and how a community values it; you can't complain about having no future if you devalue the opportunity for bettering yourself.
 
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