Most people tend to think that they are relatively safer if they live in a medium city. However, findings from a study conducted by the research Web site neighborhoodscout.com show that small to medium cities are the new hot target of criminal activities. Neighborhoodscout.com recently released a list of the top 25 most dangerous cities in America, which features the usual suspects like Chicago, Detroit, and Flint, MI, alright, but also surprisingly features names of cities that aren’t usually associated with violent crime and armed robbery. Cities like Tulsa, OK, and Indianapolis, IN, for instance, feature among the top 25 crimehotspots.
Revelations like this once again stress the need for and alarm systems across all homes in every city, big and small. If you too believe that you are safe as long as you’re not living in New York or Los Angeles, this list will shock you. If you are in Tulsa, OK, your chances of being a victim are 1 in 15 in a single year. Indianapolis features twice on the list and a relatively quiet neighborhood in Greenville, SC, comes up on number 8.
Andrew Schiller, the founder of Neighborhood Scout told The Huffington Post that most people’s idea of dangerous cities is far from reality.
So many people think, well, I live in a medium city so it can’t be that bad, not like big cities like New York or Los Angeles,” Schiller said. “But those cities aren’t that dangerous overall – of course they havedangerous neighborhoods – but overall, they aren’t nearly as dangerous as places like Indianapolis.”
It turns out that the cities that are usually expected to be more dangerous are in fact, surprisingly less so. This is because in major cities like Detroit, MI, there are just one or two neighborhoods that remain primary targets and make all of the news. Areas in the suburbs and the relatively less-guarded neighborhoods, on the other hand, are easy targets.
These findings from Neighborhood Scout are also backed by sources and reports from FBI crime data as well as data from 17,000 law enforcement agencies in the U.S., so there’s definitely good reason to worry. Criminals, burglars, and other kinds of miscreants are now more diligent in their approach. As such, homeowners everywhere need to be prepared.
The worry must, however, translate into action. If you haven’t armed your home with advanced yet, it’s time you got in touch with your trusted and secure your home from any untoward intrusion or burglary.
Steven Ordona
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