03-15-2012, 04:24 PM
Well, I think it is a mistake to compare your mainland neighborhood stats to Puna.
Instead, compare Puna to Puna.
I think residents ARE concerned about this stuff. In recent months, some weird sh** has gone down in various subdivisions, a fair amount of it, that seems unusual to me.
I think the Big Island is safer than where I came from in most ways. I moved here from an area that was not far from areas where major crimes were common, from the border of East Oakland. However, I knew which streets were safe to drive down and which were dicey. This random stuff is more worrisome.
In this decade, there has been a presumption in Puna that things are getting safer, even moving towards a form of gentrification (but still rural). So I think it is a matter for concern when more violent crimes start happening.
Instead, compare Puna to Puna.
I think residents ARE concerned about this stuff. In recent months, some weird sh** has gone down in various subdivisions, a fair amount of it, that seems unusual to me.
I think the Big Island is safer than where I came from in most ways. I moved here from an area that was not far from areas where major crimes were common, from the border of East Oakland. However, I knew which streets were safe to drive down and which were dicey. This random stuff is more worrisome.
In this decade, there has been a presumption in Puna that things are getting safer, even moving towards a form of gentrification (but still rural). So I think it is a matter for concern when more violent crimes start happening.