IS IT TRUE? Part 2 January 3, 2011: Examining the Crime Map

IS IT TRUE that the crime statistics that when blended for the City of Evansville in the link that we provided earlier have intrigued us?….that examination of the map on the link by neighborhood is quite enlightening as to just how localized crime actually is in all of the City of Evansville?….that the number assigned to the City of Evansville of 13 means that the City of Evansville is safer than 13% of the areas that data is available for in America?…that the range of ratings for the City of Evansville on a neighborhood basis is from a 3 (97% of neighborhoods in America safer) for the area south of Walnut, west of MLK, east of the Ohio River, and north of Washington Avenue, to a 96 (4% of neighborhoods in America safer) for McCutcheonville?

IS IT TRUE that with the sole exception of the triangle created by north of Walnut, south of the Lloyd, east of Pigeon Creek, and the Ohio River that enjoys a crime rank of 42 (only 58% of the neighborhoods in America safer)?… that the areas encompassed by Diamond Ave. on the north, highway 41 on the east, the Ohio River, and Pigeon Creek have crime ratings in single digits (90%+ of neighborhoods in America are safer) with highs only approaching a rating of 20 (80%+ of neighborhoods in America safer)?….that the traditional west side neighborhood rankings along with the southeast side are all in the 20’s and 30’s meaning that 70% to 80% of America’s neighborhoods are safer?

IS IT TRUE that the residential areas of the eastside of Evansville including the area in and around the University of Evansville fare better with nearly all of these areas ranking between 50 and 60?…that the eastside area that contains the mall and most of the other shopping areas are only ranked as 12 (88% of neighborhoods are safer)?….that the numbers for this area are biased negatively because of petty theft that is always characterized by retail districts?….that on the bright side the area that contains the University of Southern Indiana rates second behind McCutcheonville’s 96 rating with a 70?…that the northside led by McCutcheonville nearly all ranks in the 60’s with the exception of the Kratzville Road region and is the “bluest” region on the map? Blue indicates the most crime free areas.

IS IT TRUE that here is the crime map link again, and that the CCO encourages you to explore as much as you like? http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/in/evansville/crime/

IS IT TRUE that Evansville as all cities has great places with low levels of crime and other areas that are in need of constant vigilance from our law enforcement professionals?….that keeping crime down requires both the efforts of law enforcement and the cooperation and support of the citizens?….that the City County Observer encourages an informed citizenry to assist our law enforcement professionals in improving all of the crime ratings of our neighborhoods by seeing and informing when something out of line is going on?