With Police Chief Bill Reid urging folks not to worry about news reports of violent crime in the city, we had our listeners weigh in on whether they’re concerned.
Listener Amanda-Dawn says: “The crime rate has always been the same. The only difference now is that before people didn’t get caught as much [and] now they are.”
Krista agrees, saying, “I also believe its not that the crime rate is that much higher its just that social media has made it so that all the crime is more in our faces.”
Daniel says the problem isn’t the criminals, but the system itself: “The worrying starts once the accused enter the justice system. The judges and lawyers in this town are the ones who deserve a good rattling.”
Malcolm: “The crimes for the most part are only effecting a certain element of the city, and I’m not a part of that element. Being afraid of a crime happening to you is the same as being afraid you get hit by a bus. You can’t live your life in fear, use your head and common sense, and you should be fine.”
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