Murder in Sunshine Coast
Feb 24th 2010, 10:05 pm
#61
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Re: Murder in Sunshine Coast
I did have a look and to be honest I find the NSW numbers very difficult to interpret. But Sydney reported 41 murders in 2008 - this is a slightly lower rate than all of NSW and a very much smaller number than in Melbourne.
Feb 24th 2010, 11:15 pm
#62
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Re: Murder in Sunshine Coast
Police in Victoria seem to enjoy shooting people and there is a lot of organised crime there. I guess it has a reputation for that.
The weird thing is, I actually quite enjoyed my time in Melbourne city, and I felt pretty safe.
I would guess that a lot of the murders are gang related, but I have no evidence to back that up.
The weird thing is, I actually quite enjoyed my time in Melbourne city, and I felt pretty safe.
I would guess that a lot of the murders are gang related, but I have no evidence to back that up.
Feb 25th 2010, 7:24 am
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Re: Murder in Sunshine Coast
Hi All,
This is my first visit since registering.
I have been in Aus. since 1966 originally from Lancashire. I have travelled all over this great country (as well as most of the globe) & currently work and reside in Perth WA. Like most other 'Multi-Cultural' societies, there is always crime. Some worse than others. Take New Zealand for example, some years ago it had a clean green image, a great place to visit (still is) very little unempoyment and a crime rate most countries would envy and perhaps 1 murder every 10 years. Now it's almost weekly and catching very little headlines anymore. So. I guess we all have to be aware of what's happening and make a choice accordingly.
Have a great day
This is my first visit since registering.
I have been in Aus. since 1966 originally from Lancashire. I have travelled all over this great country (as well as most of the globe) & currently work and reside in Perth WA. Like most other 'Multi-Cultural' societies, there is always crime. Some worse than others. Take New Zealand for example, some years ago it had a clean green image, a great place to visit (still is) very little unempoyment and a crime rate most countries would envy and perhaps 1 murder every 10 years. Now it's almost weekly and catching very little headlines anymore. So. I guess we all have to be aware of what's happening and make a choice accordingly.
Have a great day
Feb 25th 2010, 7:30 am
#65
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Re: Murder in Sunshine Coast
The figure for Scotland doesn't surprise me at all. I lived in Aberdeen for five years before moving to Perth. I felt like I was living a war zone and couldn't walk down certain streets because those streets were the domain of a teen gang who had beaten up one of my sons mates, who is now intellectually handicapped (long story about why I couldn't walk down the streets but we were "grassers" because we gave evidence to the police.)
Feb 25th 2010, 8:45 am
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Re: Murder in Sunshine Coast
The figure for Scotland doesn't surprise me at all. I lived in Aberdeen for five years before moving to Perth. I felt like I was living a war zone and couldn't walk down certain streets because those streets were the domain of a teen gang who had beaten up one of my sons mates, who is now intellectually handicapped (long story about why I couldn't walk down the streets but we were "grassers" because we gave evidence to the police.)
Clearly you had certain specific circumstances but that kind of intimidation can & does happen everywhere.
