Study ranks Shreveport among most dangerous metros

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...

Texasbelle · 11-20-2007, 06:21 PM

No crime in the country here !!!!! Except somebody did throw some trash out on the side of the road not long ago and dumped ANOTHER stray dog out this week.

purpahurl · 11-20-2007, 10:26 PM

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No crime in the country here !!!!! Except somebody did throw some trash out on the side of the road not long ago and dumped ANOTHER stray dog out this week.

I lived way out in the country during the time Pokie was saying that someone got killed at the trash dump. Guess what? They dumped him just off my driveway, which was in the woods. This spot is not way out any more.
I was watching the news one evening and saw my road on TV live with cops and news etc.. and thought what the hell? I walked down there, here was this geologist that had gone missing being put into a bag. I had gone right by him twice and then the cops found him.

You can't get away from it if the element is present.

Pocahontas · 11-20-2007, 10:33 PM

Yes I know right where you are talking about. I used to play tennis with his wife! She could NOT move out of this town quick enough. She'd had it with all the senseless crime in a supposedly "safe" part of town.

vixweb · 11-20-2007, 10:34 PM

Thats the good thing about my neighborhood in south bossier, the "element" is not here!

rhertz · 11-20-2007, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by purpahurl

I lived way out in the country during the time Pokie was saying that someone got killed at the trash dump. Guess what? They dumped him just off my driveway, which was in the woods. This spot is not way out any more.
I was watching the news one evening and saw my road on TV live with cops and news etc.. and thought what the hell? I walked down there, here was this geologist that had gone missing being put into a bag. I had gone right by him twice and then the cops found him.

You can't get away from it if the element is present.

I would have to agree. Many years ago, my uncle was shot in a rural town of about 200 in central Louisiana. Nothing ever happened in that little town until someone broke into his home that day. That day, 0.5% of the population of the town was murdered. That is like 1500 people being murdered in Shreveport-Bossier area (statistically speaking). I don't think rural areas always improve the overall statistics of a large region. My .02....

purpahurl · 11-20-2007, 10:56 PM

People think laws will deter this type of thing. Or maybe they think passing laws will make everyone feel better.

Laws aren't worth a damn if the people they are designed for don't care anyway. Murder is against the law, does that stop people. Making it a hate cirme if it's racial, has that done anything, hell no. It's time for folks to realize parenting is the problem, or lack there of. Breeders are the root of most of the violent crime. If someone is brought up with love and discipline and parents who care this is a non issue. Granted there is still some domestic or crazy problem, but if you are brought up to respect folks and taught right from wrong, we would be in a whole different palce.

11-20-2007, 06:21 PM	#4
Texasbelle SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In the woods Posts: 1,819 Rep Power: 266	No crime in the country here !!!!! Except somebody did throw some trash out on the side of the road not long ago and dumped ANOTHER stray dog out this week. __________________ One shoe can change your life! Cinderella

11-20-2007, 10:33 PM	#6
Pocahontas SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,691 Rep Power: 273	Yes I know right where you are talking about. I used to play tennis with his wife! She could NOT move out of this town quick enough. She'd had it with all the senseless crime in a supposedly "safe" part of town. __________________ "The greater your capacity to love, the greater your capacity to feel the pain." Jennifer Aniston

11-20-2007, 02:20 PM	#1
joepole SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,606 Rep Power: 260	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.

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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...

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vixweb Advanced Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Age: 53 Posts: 291 Rep Power: 221	Thats the good thing about my neighborhood in south bossier, the "element" is not here!

11-20-2007, 10:56 PM	#9
purpahurl Advanced Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: shreveport Posts: 377 Rep Power: 224	People think laws will deter this type of thing. Or maybe they think passing laws will make everyone feel better. Laws aren't worth a damn if the people they are designed for don't care anyway. Murder is against the law, does that stop people. Making it a hate cirme if it's racial, has that done anything, hell no. It's time for folks to realize parenting is the problem, or lack there of. Breeders are the root of most of the violent crime. If someone is brought up with love and discipline and parents who care this is a non issue. Granted there is still some domestic or crazy problem, but if you are brought up to respect folks and taught right from wrong, we would be in a whole different palce.

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