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Originally Posted by DARISC
Ah yes, Phoenix is a magical city:
"The Morgan Quitno Safest City Award will not belong to Phoenix this year (or any year in the near future). The study, done every year, analyzes the FBI crime reports for cities based on the rates for six crime categories: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, and motor vehicle theft. Each of the six crimes was given equal weight. Phoenix was found to be a dangerous city.
In this survey based on 2003 statistics, 354 cities were compared. Mathematical calculations are used to compare the cities' crime rates per 100,000 residents to the national average. Keep in mind that this listing includes the City of Phoenix proper, not any other city or town in the greater Phoenix area."
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Uh yeah, the same can be said of plenty of "cities proper" in your beloved Kalifornia (or anywhere else for that matter).
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Originally Posted by DARISC
My folks lived in Phoenix for about ten years until my dad retired from the state job he had. They'd sold their home, packed and shipped their belongings, rented a studio apt. for a month and a half and the day after his last day of work, packed and shipped what remained, got into their car and left for California, never to return to that desert furnace shyte hole.
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Shyte hole, eh? So, they lived in the ghetto? If so, I understand and agree. But again, that goes for crappy areas anywhere. Otherwise, most residents of Paradise Valley, Fountain Hills, Scottsdale, Cave Creek, Carefree, North Phoenix/Glendale/Peoria, Ahwatukee, etc. would likely disagree with you. Yes it can get damn hot here in the summer. However, I'd rather put up with a little heat in the summer (with cooler climates within a 2-hour drive whenever you want to get away), and have 8 months of ideal weather, than have a mild summer and 8 months of freezing my ass off and shoveling snow. YMMV.