Submitted by Hint_of_fart t3_121zlzy in jerseycity
I’ve lived here for three years now and it seems like all the sudden there is a lot more violence going on. Anyone else feel that way?
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noodle_spam t1_jdp7u3q wrote
Yes. People are less patient with each other. COVID has made everyone be afraid of strangers, even more then before, even if people don't realize it.
Plus economy sucks, plus the war is boiling, plus it's early spring and everyone wants the weather to be pleasant.
throw495887 t1_jdpeopo wrote
If you think it’s bad now wait until the supreme court has its way with NJ’s gun laws.
el_oso_furioso t1_jdqm9qs wrote
What?
sSupreme t1_jdqp3kc wrote
I've noticed more drunk seeming drivers
BuySignificant522 t1_jdqtee8 wrote
If you think the crime is getting worse, take a Time Machine back to the 80s/90s
Supernatural_Canary t1_jdqw6pe wrote
I’ve lived in Jersey City since 1992. There’s way less crime and violence now, but the drivers are worse than they’ve ever been.
DontBeEvil1 t1_jdqwpsj wrote
Yes. The more new people that move here, the more crime/drivers/crazies getting worse. It was much better before gentrification.
No_End_5268 t1_jdqxbc7 wrote
This doesn’t even make sense. Gentrification is proven to improve a neighborhood.
Other_Currency2345 t1_jdqyvz9 wrote
Jersey City and the surrounding area seem to not have any traffic laws. Double parked cars everywhere, running red lights, speeding. The cops don't seem to do anything about it anymore. No policing or tickets so they don't care.
Other_Currency2345 t1_jdqz02p wrote
The double parked cars are everywhere.
FreedomComesWithRisk t1_jdr7ewv wrote
Move back to where you came from Invader 😂🤣😂🤣😂
Neat-Guarantee-4643 t1_jdr89uf wrote
Neat-Guarantee-4643 t1_jdr8f8n wrote
Tell us more.
boojieboy666 t1_jdrid49 wrote
Crimes always been bad. In 2007 I got robbed in broad daylight infront of McDonalds on grove street at gunpoint, while wearing my school dress code.
problem with drivers is we live in a city and a bunch of people from the suburbs and New York moved here and don’t know how to drive or park or let’s be honestly cross the street as pedestrians.
Crazy’s are out because those YIMBY condos and development are pushing them out of their homes and now you have to see them more.
boojieboy666 t1_jdrieol wrote
More bars and way way way too many more people.
BeMadTV t1_jdrn1xr wrote
More people, more everything.
I did see someone ticketing double parkers at 5 AM one Sunday morning though.
It was good to see...as horrible as that sounds.
Hint_of_fart OP t1_jdrq0ap wrote
I think ticketing the double parking would really help driving around here
BeMadTV t1_jdrqds7 wrote
People here usually make me feel dumb for a split second when I do everything right and they take the easy way and run red lights, or double park while I walk a block or two back home. Or get boxed in so I leave a ton of space around my car just in case. But I prefer to do things the legit way.
They should have ticketed all those people who double parked the day of the funeral.
No-Practice-8038 t1_jdrrtm5 wrote
I’ve seen a lot more folks smoking marijuana while driving. Definitely more people high.
edgertor t1_jdst6a0 wrote
a friend of mine described coming to jersey city in the '80s and getting a both a glass bottle and racial slurs chucked at her. she didn't come back for years
RAWisROLLIE t1_jdvaczt wrote
Just because crime isn't the worst doesn't mean it can't be getting worse.
Measles aren't as bad as the 1980s either, but they're absolutely creeping back up.
pixel_of_moral_decay t1_jdwktj8 wrote
“Covid brain”.
They aren’t drunk. This is a global issue right now. People are having problems regulating emotion and coordination issues. It’s a bad combo.
Also injuries in industrial workplaces has also been climbing. Likely not a coincidence.
edk5 t1_jdo81yg wrote
Crime no, drivers yes, crazies no