After looking at the crime maps links I posted, now ask - why is everyone in DC freaking out about the 21% upsurge in larceny, robbery there but Durham does not have a "significant" crime problem?

Good thing that Durham does not have a gang problem!

Props to gramps DaougWare.net! Unfortunately the drunk who hit me was weaving around at 10pm - when I was driving home from work. Our home in downtown Durham has been broken into twice - once at 13:30 Sat pm & another time mid afternoon on a weekday. Unfortunately Durham is maggotty with all kinds of criminals - from the lil petty ones learning the game all the way up to the stone cold killers. Check out these 2 crime maps for the same period of time - the 1rst is Durham & the 2nd is Washington, DC. You be the judge. http://www.ci.durham.nc.us/gis_apps/crimedata/index.cfm http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/graphic/2008/04/20/GR2008042000088.html?sid=ST2008042000112 This is ridiculous!

Sure Mayor Bell, Durham doesn't have a significant crime problem & our PD headed by the esteemed Mr. Lopez is doing a great job! What a disaster - & folks have re-elected Bell how many times? Get to the point where you have to say Durham citizens get what we deserve based on what we vote for. Sanctuary city, my left foot! I keep lobbying for the feds to withhold federal moneies from "sanctuary cities" like Durham. I suppose it won't matter b/c Durham will be bankrupt after those nice boys from Duke get done with 'em. What a pathetic grimy little quagmire Durham has become.

I'm ashamed that Durham has degraded to the point it has. I live in a decent (not perfect, but not bad by any definition) apartment complex near RTP.

I hate going to north Durham. If I drive through it at 2am (which is seldom), you can see tons of people (groups of 10 or more) just hanging out on the corners. When you come back through two hours later, they are still there. Don't these people have jobs?

My grandfather always said, "It's pretty hard to find trouble if your at home in bed where you supposed to be." He was right. However with the crime rate going up, trouble may find you at home in bed.

I've spoken with my apartment complex manager about starting a neighborhood watch. He said they had tried in the past and never had much interest, but that it may be time to visit the issue again. I've been considering going my own route and starting it on my own. Either way, something has to change.