Submitted by Previous_Floor t3_10d0vcz in providence
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Sarcofaygo t1_j4z519m wrote
Yet by your own admission a lot of crime gets unreported so the crime rate as published is artificially low
leavingthecold t1_j50amzy wrote
Yet by your own reading, how do you publish things that are unreported.
Sarcofaygo t1_j50qxsr wrote
You can estimate for them
See: estimates of unreported sexual assault claims
leavingthecold t1_j50ry8x wrote
Ok sure, are you the 1st person to interview?
Sarcofaygo t1_j50tfyi wrote
I'm not an expert on sexual assault, and you aren't an expert on violent crime. In both cases, you would consult an expert for these topics and not just make sarcastic quips
leavingthecold t1_j50xppw wrote
Sure I'm not an expert on sexual assault, but I sure as hell know way more than you regarding violent crime in Providence. Seen it and lived in proximity of it for a very long time. And this is coming from the person who threw the 1st quip. Geez we ain't in Kansas anymore.
Sarcofaygo t1_j50yly8 wrote
I used that as an example of crime which often goes unreported and is thus underreported + requires estimates to fill in the gap
All I'm saying is that there's been a shooting every weekend in 2023 and that's not great news, I hope that trend doesn't continue. Crime is clearly on the rise in PVD right now
lovecraft_401 t1_j4j0rrr wrote
Previous_Floor OP t1_j4nj1xn wrote
>https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/providence/providence-shootings-dropped-by-nearly-half-in-2022/
It's 2023, and the year hasn't started out well in terms of violent crime in Providence.
acfun976 t1_j577k7h wrote
Small sample size
Chemical-Promotion14 t1_j4jj506 wrote
Newsflash: violence in the city. Better get scared.
Previous_Floor OP t1_j4niibf wrote
>Newsflash: violence in the city. Better get scared.
That's some tough talk coming from a guy living in Warren.
Chemical-Promotion14 t1_j4o3lc9 wrote
Damn… you got me.
lestermagnum t1_j4k1tjw wrote
Almost 200,000 people live in the city. Four notable acts of violence this weekend.
Previous_Floor OP t1_j4nijbi wrote
>Almost 200,000 people live in the city. Four notable acts of violence this weekend.
It's disappointing and disturbing that you (and several others on here) go out of your way to try to normalize the violent crime in Providence.
Radrunner17 t1_j4nugp6 wrote
It’s not normalizing, if you expect any place, let alone a city, to be crime free then you’re searching for something that doesn’t exist.
Previous_Floor OP t1_j4nw3r9 wrote
I'm not expecting anywhere to be crime free.
When people get upset about a crime being posted, and they try to brush it under the rug, that's an attempt to normalize it.
Previous_Floor OP t1_j4ixvsv wrote
Shooting #1
Location: Evergreen Street and Camp Street
Neighborhood: Mount Hope
Google Street View: https://goo.gl/maps/uPjCjrdT6AGHgz6m9
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Shooting #2
Location: Mitchell Street and Hamilton Street
Neighborhood: Elmwood
Google Street View: https://goo.gl/maps/Z48ctucPakbZSCu17
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Stabbing #1
Location: Elmwood Avenue and Parkis Ave
Neighborhood: Elmwood (bordering the West End)
Google Street View: https://goo.gl/maps/BEAoyJTSLrVRxrkB8
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Stabbing #2
Location: Kennedy Plaza
Neighborhood: Downtown
Google Street View: https://goo.gl/maps/LzwCohocf9CK8HZA6
Orangefan71 t1_j4j33sf wrote
We're back to shootings every weekend now.
citrus_mystic t1_j4mu0yg wrote
Do you mean nationally?
Orangefan71 t1_j4qwry4 wrote
There have been shootings all three weekends since the New Year.
Orangefan71 t1_j4nbz1j wrote
No in Providence dude.
leavingthecold t1_j4lmk54 wrote
There are a bunch of shootings/stabbings that go unreported as well. Either way Providence is the least violent city I have ever lived in. Only time I saw some high levels of violence was during the 90's