Ok .You all calm down.

I am at a loss here . I was referring to your own post Hino. You are the one that started this thread.

Either you feel it is good news and wanted to share or you wanted to make it bad news in some sort of way. I do not know. .

I am in New Zealand. I come from the UK.

I have no ulterior motive. I was just inquiring. I made the post as is.

So.

If you all can't play nice with each other ,for whatever reason, then it seems it goes to bed.

Jolly odd though.

Lower crime rates anywhere in the world is surely good news not bad news.

Ah ! I've read all this squabbling again as some of it confused me somewhat.

Yes. To be clear. I was responding to Hino's post.

I think a reduction in crime or any anti-social behaviours, anywhere, is a gain ,not a loss.
Of course if it is in my home country then I will just love that because I love that place and my family and friends are there.

For heavens sake people, I have lived with bad rubbish now here in NZ for FIVE YEARS. It is not fun and not something to take lightly .

So please don't peddle statistics. Just be glad that the rubbish stuff is getting better wherever that is.

Thank you love . To be very clear, I have no side here. So please stop squabbling.

No worries. I absolutely agree with you. I now ignore those who try to bait me and drag me into arguments, I think others should endeavor to do the same.

for the city that I emigrated from its showing an average of 1200+ crimes per month. I figure that's about normal.

Top three

ASB ~25%

Theft ~11%

Violent crime ~11%

I feel safer knowing that now

Compared to this

http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/stati...crime_maps.php

Take them out in the playground and knock their heads together, BEVS.

Don't know why it always has to be turned into a competition for some people.

Perhaps be better if we ALL ignored them instead of adding fuel to their little fires

I agree but unfortunately it wont happen, it is the absolute best thing to do but there are always some who cant resist.

Now look in the mirror.

Would somebody, anybody, like to explain to me what is the issue with posting this?

"1,073 crimes reported in October so my old place qualifies in the Hell's Kitchen bracket"

If the website is to be believed, that sentence is a statistical fact. So what's the issue?

Some people only want to read statistics that support their point of view?

I guess so. Most of those stats are miles away from reality anyway. The vast majority of crime, particularly in reasonably high crimes areas, goes unreported anyway.

That works both ways

Of course it does. I wasn't making the point in either direction.