[NittanyLion]

And if the cop leaves this known high crime area and the kid gets assaulted and robbed, no one will blame the cop. Right?

In 2006, there were 3 violent crimes and 29 property crimes in St. George, in a population of 1242. Source

That equates to 25.8 crimes per 1000 people, and a violent crime rate of 2.4 per 1000. As I recall the national average for violent crime is just under 2 per 1000.

So I'd hardly call this a "high crime area", notwithstanding the comments this (proven liar) cop made on the tape.

[JosephW]

I would surmise that any crime above the national average is due to the number of older people in the area, and that they make easier targets. Break-ins by those from St. Louis proper is probably the main reason for the stats.

[robertpaulsen]

"So I'd hardly call this a "high crime area"

How about, "an area where a recent rash of break-ins by car thieves occured to cars parked in that lot"? Are you more comfortable with that, rather than my abbreviated "high crime area"?

Or was the cop lying about the car thieves and had told the dispatcher he was going to park at that specific location just to get some sleep?