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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Every time there’s a U of C thread devolves into the same old argument.

There is more crime in Chicago than other places, and more crime in Hyde Park and it’s surrounds than other places. It’s a fact. People in Chicago are aware of this. And yet, people in Chicago are not routinely dodging bullets or being mugged. Many of us live here enthusiastically. Crime rates can be higher than average but folks can still live lives free of crime.[b] I’ve lived on the south side of Chicago (not HP) for 7 years and heard more gunshots when I lived in NWDC[/b] (for the record, I have never heard or witnessed crime personally at all in Chicago but I’m not a Pollyanna).

And, this notion that Hyde Park is some bubble surrounded by incredibly dangerous neighborhoods is racist trash and it only takes the mention of Englewood (not near U of C) for people to betray their racism. Kenwood, Bronzeville and Jackson Park are historic centers of Black community in Chicago and people who avoid them are paranoid, prejudiced, or both. 
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100% lie. You are full of crap.[/quote]

Nope, 100% true. Lived in DC (Takoma) for 5 years and heard gunshots twice. Lived on Chicago’s southside (Brighton Park) and have heard gunshots 0 times. It’s called anecdata and people share it on these threads all the time, which is — by and large — my point.

Just like the University of Idaho is particularly dangerous because of the recent murders. Or Columbia. Or (googles) Eastern Michigan. Or Virginia Tech.

Murder is statistically rare. So is hearing gunshots. Most people never encounter either, but when you hear about them or witness them it inflates your sense of how dangerous a place is.  [/quote]

You must have missed this neighbor. https://news.wttw.com/2022/10/29/community-organizations-speak-out-after-violent-weekend-brighton-park

We heard it all the way over in Bridgeport. [/quote]

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