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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And if you still think Sullivan wasn't embellishing what he heard from residents when he LITERALLY SAID they are afraid to leave their homes, take a look at the Montgomery County Crime Map and look up how much violent crime there is in the Asbury community. Spoiler alert, there hasn't been much if any.[/quote]

Really?  Much, if any?  When I look at the map I see literally dozens of incidents across the street from the community.  Assault, crime, theft.  Literally in the apartments across Goshen on Crestwood.

And that's just one apartment complex.  You see it surrounding the area entirely

This is the last 6 months for Crestwood & Trento, and only assaults.  Many drug and theft charges as well.  This is LITERALLY across the street from their community

4/18 -Assault.  2nd Degree
5/30 - Assault.  2nd Degree
7/19 - Aggravated Assault with a Weapon
8/1 - Assault.  2nd Degree
10/15 - Assault.  2nd Degree
10/22 - Assault.  2nd Degree

I haven't even looked at the cases in the townhouses off Girard or the Apartment on the other side of Odendhal, but at first glance, there are multiple more assaults to list.  All surrounding their community

[b]Would you feel comfortable, especially if you were more vulnerable due to age, if your block was average more than 1 assault a month?  [/b]I wouldn't.  And I would be asking my elected officials for help.

These are senior citizens.  Try to show a little compassion

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I live next to a large shopping center and down the street from apartments that have similar crime stats. I feel very safe in my neighborhood. For example, last night for Halloween I left my front door open so kids would know we had candy. Being near places that have crime in them does not mean you can't leave your house. That's absurd and again, just go to Asbury and see if you think people are hiding in their houses. That's ridiculous. [/quote]

I literally live a few miles up Goshen.  I drive by there multiple times a day.  I often see the residents walking around inside their fenced in community.  I do not see them walking around outside the fence.

So, "leaving the house" is obviously a euphuism.  They do leave their houses.  They do not leave the safety of their fenced community.

As as you point out, the feeling of safety is subjective.  If these crime stats mirror your own neighborhood (though I doubt they do; the numbers I share are probably only 10-15% of the crime in that area), then I would not feel safe in your neighborhood.

And I'll be fully honest.  I live in Montgomery Village, a place often disparaged for high crime.  Do you know how many assaults I've had in my immediate neighborhood in the past 6 months?  Zero.  I do feel safe here.

I would not feel safe near Asbury[/quote]

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