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BusyAccountant7 OP t1_iu32fm8 wrote

Reply to comment by demography_llama in Philadelphia Metro Area vs DC Metro Area by BusyAccountant7

Yeah, I think the Mainline might be out of reach for me, but I'll look at the others.

When you say crime is block by block, what do you mean?

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DisciplineShot2872 t1_iu35qi0 wrote

I'm in a poorer part of town, in the NE. Not bad, but rough around the edges. My block is decent, kids outside, not rowdy. Houses and cars a little worn, but cared for. One block up is cleaner, cars are nicer, holiday decorations are fancier, houses in better shape. One block down is dirty, crappy cars, lots of trash, no kids outside, and a drive by homicide on Memorial Day. My block feels perfectly safe, but I slide over a block when a walk to the supermarket to avoid the one due south.

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BusyAccountant7 OP t1_iu36b2n wrote

I see. That makes sense.

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mistersausage t1_iu6ppwx wrote

Look at the shootings map and you can see which neighborhoods in the city you may want to consider living, if you decide the suburbs aren't for you. Some neighborhoods have effectively zero gun crime, others are, well, probably more dangerous than Afghanistan. https://controller.phila.gov/philadelphia-audits/mapping-gun-violence/#/?year=2022&map=11.00%2F39.98500%2F-75.15000

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