How much crime is in your community?

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Crime is a real interest of mine. I'd be interested in knowing about the levels and types of crime in your city. Do you live in a rural, urban or suburban area? What is the crime like? Does it affect your daily life? Is there a certain measure of fear that you feel at night, walking alone? Or in some other potentially dangerous situation? Crime seems to vary so much depending on location. A lot of my friends in the suburbs tell me about how they keep their houses and cars unlocked, and I balk at this. I live in an urban area in Minnesota and we have a fair share of crime. The crime seems to depend on which block you are on. I am currently in a better area of the city; there is very little crime that actually affects me. About a year ago, my car did get broken into and my wallet was stolen. Big deal - that's not a crazy major crime. However, in other parts of the city I live in, perhaps only less than a mile away - major crimes seem to occur - shootings, robberies, domestic abuse situations...All kinds of crime. Yet, my neighborhood seems mostly isolated from this, which is great. What about you? How safe is your neighborhood?