City Crime Rankings Once Again Names Amherst, New York America’s Safest City

Morgan Quitno Awards ^ | 11-25-2003 | Morgan Quitno

[general_re]

Yeppers. Of course, looking over Wings, the "transportation" component of your comprehensive fee is 8% of $680.50, or $54.44 per semester, whether you ride the Bluebirds or not - maybe it would have been cheaper to negotiate a reduced rate on Metro passes for those who need them, instead of charging everyone ;)

[kitkat]

Did you know that the Corps of Engineers told U.B. not to build on the north campus because the whole area was originally swamp? But the land was donated to U.B., so it was used. They dredged and created a beautiful lake on the campus to take up the extra water. But the corps says the buildings are shifting because of the unsteady land.

Also, if you ever wondered why the student dorms are placed so far from the main buildings, it was because of the student uprisings in the '60s. The uprisings were pretty frightening on the south campus and I suspect the admin. didn't want a repeat of that with direct transportation from the city to the north campus.

Perhaps, with the communist organizations directing much of the current crop of protesters, the admin. may have been right.

Also, I'd love to hear from either of you about the rumor concerning the new apartment buildings next to the lake. I was told there was a newspaper article in the Buffalo Snooze which said those apts. are rented free of charge to students from foreign countries. Have you heard anything about this?

[general_re]

The free apartments for foreign students thing is a new one on me, but I've been away for some time now. Jude would probably have a better handle on that one than me. It sounds about right for UB, though ;)

[FreeRep]

Hi, I got a email from a out-of-state friend, who said his local "liberal" University has not done enough on crime. They, local liberals, say the school is safe he said it now is not. He ask me to vote NO, he needs help on the No's.

Has Fort Hays State University done enough to ensure the welfare and safety of students?.

NO!

http://www.hdnews.net/

thanks Cagey and all;

[jude24]

But the corps says the buildings are shifting because of the unsteady land. Interesting. I had heard that the foundations were steep enough that UB didn't have anything to worry about; but I wouldn't go up against the Army Corps of engineers. Also, if you ever wondered why the student dorms are placed so far from the main buildings, it was because of the student uprisings in the '60s. The uprisings were pretty frightening on the south campus and I suspect the admin. didn't want a repeat of that with direct transportation from the city to the north campus. Similarly, they didn't want there to be large places for the students to congregate inside the dorms, so they have really narrow hallways. (Though I really don't know WHAT the inspiration behind the Lego-land archetechure was). I was told there was a newspaper article in the Buffalo Snooze which said those apts. are rented free of charge to students from foreign countries. That'd really torque some of my buddies. Right now, the apts rent for roughly $500 a person for a two-bedroom apt. I pay less than half that for mine in the Cheektowaga area.

[jude24]

Shoot... the spell checker removes HTML tags...

[jude24]

Actually, that would suprise me. Usually the universities like the foreign students because they can (and do) charge them full-price.

[luckystarmom]

Fremont, Ca is on the safest list, but it is less than 30 miles from Oakland which is on the most dangerous list.

My hubby works in Fremont, and I'm surprised it's on the safe list.

[luckystarmom]

Fremont, Ca is on the safest list, but it is less than 30 miles from Oakland which is on the most dangerous list.

My hubby works in Fremont, and I'm surprised it's on the safe list.

[general_re]

Well, yeah, but this is UB we're talking about. The administration is not necessarily known for being the sharpest set of tools in the shed ;)

[jude24]

Interesting thing is... Amherst was the site of a murder 5 years ago... the Slepian assassination. I'm suprised that doesn't alter the statistics a little.

[LibertarianLiz]

The 25 most dangerous cities listed all have one thing in common ... that's right, they all have a MLK Boulevard, Drive or street ... guaranteed.

Well, congrats. It took til post #33, but someone finally touched (barely) upon the issue of higher than national average number of "minorities" in the "most dangerous" column.

[kitkat]

***(Though I really don't know WHAT the inspiration behind the Lego-land archetechure was)***

LOL! A blight on the landscape! I'm always glad when the trees are in bloom and hide the vision of the student dorms for miles around.

[general_re]

Oh, yes, I remember that very well - it was a little bit of a shock when that all happened. You know where Sweet Home Road and Maple Road intersect, right? Where the plaza with the Taco Bell and the Office Max are? Anyway, right across Maple Road from the Office Max is a little strip mall, set back from the road a bit, right next to the Noco station - Slepian used to have an office in that little strip mall.

Now, I lived up at the other end of Sweet Home for a long time, and I used to drive past that little strip mall, pretty much on a daily basis. And after Slepian got shot, I always used to wonder if I had ever driven right past James Kopp, staking out Slepian from one of the parking lots nearby or something, and not even known about it at the time...

[kidd]

To report on the two cities in my area:

#21 safest (Stamford, CT) - GOP island in a vast sea of liberalism.

#20 most dangerous (Springfield, MA) - extremely liberal. Last mayoral election the GOP didn't even bother to run a candidate because its a waste of money.

[tracer]

Questions of the day for inquiring minds:

1. How many of the "safest" cities have draconian gun laws?

2. How many of the "most dangerous" have shall-issue laws for CCW "permits?"

3. Which cities are in the "Red Zone" and which are in the "Blue Zone?"

4. Why are the correct answers to the above questions as they are?

[j_tull]

I'd like to see this list posted with some demographic data for each city. I have my suspicions.

[Maelstrom]

Maybe it's just where my Mother-in-law lives just off Saratoga and Harlem.

[Maelstrom]

LOL!

You gotta admit though, the people who cross that line live in Amherst and almost nobody crosses with the intention of committing a crime.

[Consort]