Originally Posted by HelenTD

You have to be careful looking at stats (lies, damned lies and statistics) and ask questions about why crime might appear to be worse in a particular suburb. Let's look at 4 adjacent coastal suburbs close to Karrinyup:

City Beach, median price (Dec 2010) $1,546,500, local sales this year ranging from $1,850,000 to $3,650,000
Scarborough, median price $763,000, local sales this year ranging from $225,000 to $900,000
Trigg, median price $1,160,000, local sales this year ranging from $695,000 to $2,435,000
North Beach, median price $725,000, local sales this year ranging from $445,000 to $950,000

Scarborough has pubs, cafes, surfers, a multi-storey hotel, backpackers and lots of other tourist accommodation. Some might say it attracts a particular crowd, eg young people going from one pub to another, on a hot summer night at the beach. So, any demographics for Scarborough - and crime stats - are going to be very different from other suburbs nearby.

City Beach is immediately south of Scarborough, Trigg is immediately north, the next suburb up the coast is North Beach. There aren't too many differences between their crime stats. It is possible that Trigg's crimes occurred at the cheapest end, next to North Beach, which has some Homes West rentals. None of these 3 suburbs have pubs, which can attract a bit of trouble. These 3 suburbs are wealthy, so can be the target of thieves, eager to get their hands on flash cars and even flashier jewelry or household goods. Believe me, you would be very safe in these suburbs - but as in any suburb, check it out for Homes West. There are parts of Karrinyup I wouldnt' touch with a bargepole (don't know if there's still trouble in Paris Way?). Someone posted a link to suburbs and the number of Homes West properties in them - worth looking at (Doubleview, Scarborough and Innaloo all feature).

Originally Posted by bibblybobbly

Thanks very much for this info. Does anyone know how to get the link to find out what percentage of homes west are in the area?
I agree with you that stats can be misleading, and that probs in a very small part of the area can afect the overall rating....
Maybe, if all goes smoothly, and hubby does become a police officer, i sholdnt be hoping for low crime rates.need to keep him busy.....
Seriously, thanks for all the help everyone,youve all been so nice