02-05-2006, 10:56 PM
Hey, we've been reading Punaweb posts for several months, however, this is our first post. We live in Western Montana (big mountains) and want to move to the Puna area next year. We told a friend that we want to live on the Big Island and she warned us about high crime rates. She visited Hilo about 20 years ago and said the area is full of crime, such as murders, rapes, robberies, and drugs. So what's the real situation?