[ValerieUSA]

Oops! *LOL* Well, there are a LOT of bad parts of town here in Waco - I lived in one too long. It's a high crime city, big on murders and robberies and sexual assaults - but the newspaper does a good job of downplaying that in favor of "society news."

[McLynnan]

True, the crime rate leaves a lot to be desired in certain areas of Waco. We've never lived in Waco proper so haven't been personally affected by it, but the city officials do have a nice way of ignoring the obvious. The Waco Police Dept. is grossly underfunded. There, now maybe we've scared everybody away!