Posted by Podo on October 4, 2015, 5:31 pm, in reply to "Re: Are You Kidding"
I just did a quick check on St. Louis. I don't know the site but neighborhoodscout.com states that St. Louis has an average of 15.95 violent crimes per 1000 residents and your chance of being victim is 1 in 63. I know that's St. Louis but they didn't have GC crime rates. If your violent crime rate was drastically higher than that when you were a kid, it's lucky you made it out alive.
To protect me from a wreck, I try to drive safely and where my seatbelt. To protect me from the tub, I bought those little non-slip ducky things. To protect me from criminals, I make sure I have appropriate defenses.