Study ranks Shreveport among most dangerous metros

rhertz · 11-20-2007, 12:21 PM

Here I found the actual report:

http://www.cqpress.com/docs/Metro%20...gerous_14E.pdf

From C.Q. Press:
http://www.cqpress.com/media/citycrime2007.html

This is my hometown and this report saddens me. We have a real PR and image problem in this state, on top of our real problems such as too much crime. I guess they go hand in hand with one another.

Pocahontas · 11-20-2007, 01:42 PM

My husband saw this coming years ago! When he talked me into moving from Ellerbe Rd. to South BC I was quite reluctant! It's been a positive experience from schools, to the neighborhood, to low crime etc! I highly recommend it!

Marshall F. Graham · 11-20-2007, 02:05 PM

Sounds like a win win situation to me Pocahontis!

joepole · 11-20-2007, 02:14 PM

Ellerbe Rd. had a lot of crime?

joepole · 11-20-2007, 02:20 PM

Also note that Bossier City is just as much a part of the "Shreveport metro area" that this article talks about as Spring Lake, Ellerbe Rd., Queensborough, or South Highlands.

In addition, the UCR for 2006 didn't cover every metro area in the US. High-crime cities like Chicago and Boston weren't included because they don't report their stats to the FBI.

rhertz · 11-20-2007, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by joepole

Also note that Bossier City is just as much a part of the "Shreveport metro area" that this article talks about as Spring Lake, Ellerbe Rd., Queensborough, or South Highlands.

No matter where each of us lives, we all live within the same community. Sure we don't all go to the same places and areas of town at the same rate, but we all do get around to some extent and share *some* of the same exposure to possible bad events "on the streets". What scares me most is knowing my kids are growing up and will become mobile soon. I want one of those GPS tattletale thingies...

Marshall F. Graham · 11-20-2007, 03:48 PM

Your concern is equal to all parents in the area...but my generation survived...and the situation was worse in 1994..... bloods, crips, bottoms boys etc...We even rode bikes without helmets! lol I would be more concerned with them riding in the passenger seat with a drunk 17 year old then I would them having to drive down line ave...

Pocahontas · 11-20-2007, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joepole

Ellerbe Rd. had a lot of crime?

I was just saying over all it was a positive move for my family. We lived out that way during the Cedar Grove riots and I never felt comfortable traveling through that part of town. Also a friend of mine's husband was murdered at that trash dumpster sight out Ellerbe Rd. (the one with all the security gates and lighting NOW). I didn't want my children going to school in that part of town either. Just a personal choice and a peace of mind kind of deal for us!

Marshall F. Graham · 11-20-2007, 03:14 PM

Hence... Pre Southern Loop

11-20-2007, 01:42 PM	#2
Pocahontas SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,691 Rep Power: 273	My husband saw this coming years ago! When he talked me into moving from Ellerbe Rd. to South BC I was quite reluctant! It's been a positive experience from schools, to the neighborhood, to low crime etc! I highly recommend it! __________________ "The greater your capacity to love, the greater your capacity to feel the pain." Jennifer Aniston

11-20-2007, 12:21 PM	#1
rhertz SBLive! Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,834 Rep Power: 295	Here I found the actual report: http://www.cqpress.com/docs/Metro%20...gerous_14E.pdf From C.Q. Press: http://www.cqpress.com/media/citycrime2007.html This is my hometown and this report saddens me. We have a real PR and image problem in this state, on top of our real problems such as too much crime. I guess they go hand in hand with one another.

11-20-2007, 02:05 PM	#3
Marshall F. Graham Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Shreveport Age: 45 Posts: 28 Rep Power: 0	Sounds like a win win situation to me Pocahontis!

11-20-2007, 02:14 PM	#4
joepole SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,606 Rep Power: 259	Ellerbe Rd. had a lot of crime?

11-20-2007, 02:20 PM	#5
joepole SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,606 Rep Power: 259	Also note that Bossier City is just as much a part of the "Shreveport metro area" that this article talks about as Spring Lake, Ellerbe Rd., Queensborough, or South Highlands. In addition, the UCR for 2006 didn't cover every metro area in the US. High-crime cities like Chicago and Boston weren't included because they don't report their stats to the FBI.

11-20-2007, 03:48 PM	#7
Marshall F. Graham Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Shreveport Age: 45 Posts: 28 Rep Power: 0	Your concern is equal to all parents in the area...but my generation survived...and the situation was worse in 1994..... bloods, crips, bottoms boys etc...We even rode bikes without helmets! lol I would be more concerned with them riding in the passenger seat with a drunk 17 year old then I would them having to drive down line ave...

11-20-2007, 03:14 PM	#9
Marshall F. Graham Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Shreveport Age: 45 Posts: 28 Rep Power: 0	Hence... Pre Southern Loop

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