canadacorriendo785 t1_j5ujzlm wrote on January 25, 2023 at 5:49 PM

Reply to comment by scottieducati in My high school in Wilbraham, MA, got the 'Saturday Night Live' treatment due to lighting issue. The school has a server to control the lights with no manual override. The server got hacked and the school hasn't been able to turn off lights since 2021. Still not fixed. by The_Sloth_Racer

I think you're overestimating the difference in violent crime levels between Massachusetts and its neighbors. The rates fluctuate year to year and Mass is consistently well below the national average.

There's also a difference between Eastern and Western Mass. The rate is much higher in the western part of the state, and it's not just Springfield. Pittsfield, North Adams, Greenfield, Turners Falls, Ware all consistently have some of the highest violent crime rates in the State.

I moved to Vermont and trust me there's a lot more crime up here than you think there is. I won't be surprised at all if there was more crime per capita in Vermont in 2022 than in Mass.