By: mitchellhardman
8/08/2007
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I pose this questoin after having heard 92.9 talking to Elizabeth Foster (the 79yr old that was bashed in her Gosnells home) and then asking for callers and there opinions on if they felt safe living here now days...
So hence with all the crime that has been going on in town recently I ask this simple question.
"Do you feel safe living in Perth?" why and why not??
Personally I do because I tend to stick to areas that I know well, I moved here from a country town in tassie and at times thoguh I did feel safer there than what I do here but below is a list of areas that I feel most safe in.
: Morley
: Midland
: Cannington/Beckenham
: Canning Vale
: Armadale (shopping centre and surrounds)
: Fremantle
: Belmont
: Mindare/Clarkson
: Joondalup (its not that bad near the shopping centre)
but this is a place for all to voice there opinions so the question is now officially out there for you all to answer.
do you feel safe in perth??
thanks for voicing your opinion, maybe this will send a message to premier Allan Carpenter that more police and security personal are needed on our streets to keep us safe and hence things like car jackings and bashing won't happen as much or better not at all.
cheers,
Mitch
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By: danniikal
8/08/2007
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| I feel quite safe living here in perth well port kennedy area actually. I lived in alice springs before here and was always scarred stiff up there if i was in the house alone. Here though i don't have any worries. |
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By: gorgeous_1811
8/08/2007
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| I live in Claremont! I feel very safe in my home and suburb! However i dont think anywhere in Perth is safe for our children, even i worry if i'm in the city on a friday night! |
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By: mitchellhardman
8/08/2007
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| my girlfriend currently lives only 5 minutes drive from where the Dexter Williams incident happened in Mandurah, and is moving to Armadale, the ok side though, she used to live in Beckenham and thats somewhere that I feel extreemly safe....I am however looking to move south of the river and spoke to her about this and she said avoid Cannington....I'm confused cause I thought Cannington was a nice spot to be living, maybe not anymore??? |
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By: gorgeous_1811
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| I have no idea, i haven't lived in Cannington! I think any areas unsafe there are scum in all areas! All you can do is have a safe home and keep an eye on your kids! |
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By: forcegolf
8/08/2007
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| Perth is not a safe place, bottom line! |
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By: mitchellhardman
8/08/2007
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| forcegolf...why do you say this and where in Perth are you residing??? |
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By: forcegolf
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| Nth of the river on the coast. Quite simple, it is not safe to go to Northbridge at night, one must avoid Forrest place at all times, be on constant guard where ever you are. Perth is a violent place, in fact most violent place I have lived and I lived in the States. |
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By: opmmul
8/08/2007
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You people are lucky to live in Perth.Sydney,Brisbane and Melbourne are 3 times mor violent than Perth.
Northbridge is Perth's answer to Kings Cross and it is tame compared to Kings Cross.
Sure violence will increase but it will never catch up to the cities on the east coast. |
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8/08/2007
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By: forcegolf
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| Once again WB, you make silly assumptions. Have been to Russia, Africa, Sth America and China many times. Of course one is not safe in parts of Africa, they however are not considered civilized, so one can expect violence just by going there. Australia on the other hand, for it's tiny population is very violent. |
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By: waterbank
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Australia on the other hand, for its tiny population is very violent.
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I could see how you would create violant people with your outlook on life...PSML
But truthfully I don’t feel nervous here and don’t perceive Perth as a violent place. How many murders a year do we have as a state? I don’t hear of too many. But then again I am south of the river. LOL |
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By: mitchellhardman
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| waterbank......mate I'm moving sor from nor, I'm sick of Morley, its gay mate.....go beckenham!!! one place I feel really safe, I can walk through the place late at night without any problems what so ever..... |
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| waterbank......mate I'm moving sor from nor, I'm sick of Morley, its gay mate.....go beckenham!!! one place I feel really safe, I can walk through the place late at night without any problems what so ever..... |
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By: jaykaye_09
8/08/2007
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It's all relative isn't it.
If we look at other capital cities around the world, and take into account our population - then no, Perth isn't that safe.
However, I can honestly say I'm not personally inclined to feel unsafe in Perth. |
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By: forcegolf
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Re:Do you feel safe living in Perth? (PREVIEW)
Australia on the other hand, for its tiny population is very violent.
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I could see how you would create violant people with your outlook on life...PSML
But truthfully I don’t feel nervous here and don’t perceive Perth as a violent place. How many murders a year do we have as a state? I don’t hear of too many. But then again I am south of the river. LOL
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Britain, Australia top U.S.
in violent crime
Rates Down Under increase despite strict gun-control measures
Posted: March 2, 2001
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Britain, Australia top U.S.
in violent crime
Rates Down Under increase despite strict gun-control measures
Posted: March 2, 2001
1:00 a.m. Eastern
By Jon Dougherty
© 2001 WorldNetDaily.com
Law enforcement and anti-crime activists regularly claim that the United States tops the charts in most crime-rate categories, but a new international study says that America's former master -- Great Britain -- has much higher levels of crime.
The International Crime Victims Survey, conducted by Leiden University in Holland, found that England and Wales ranked second overall in violent crime among industrialized nations.
Twenty-six percent of English citizens -- roughly one-quarter of the population -- have been victimized by violent crime. Australia led the list with more than 30 percent of its population victimized.
The United States didn't even make the "top 10" list of industrialized nations whose citizens were victimized by crime.
Jack Straw, the British home secretary, admitted that "levels of victimization are higher than in most comparable countries for most categories of crime."
Highlights of the study indicated that:
* The percentage of the population that suffered "contact crime" in England and Wales was 3.6 percent, compared with 1.9 percent in the United States and 0.4 percent in Japan.
* Burglary rates in England and Wales were also among the highest recorded. Australia (3.9 percent) and Denmark (3.1 per cent) had higher rates of burglary with entry than England and Wales (2.8 percent). In the U.S., the rate was 2.6 percent, according to 1995 figures;
* "After Australia and England and Wales, the highest prevalence of crime was in Holland (25 percent), Sweden (25 percent) and Canada (24 percent). The United States, despite its high murder rate, was among the middle ranking countries with a 21 percent victimization rate," the London Telegraph said.
* England and Wales also led in automobile thefts. More than 2.5 pe ... |
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By: bnb6154
8/08/2007
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| Felt safe when I was wandering the city as a teenager all those years ago. Now a few years on - when there I still do! |
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By: coachjacki
18/08/2007
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After 3 home invasions in a year, one of them by a pair of men who were serial rapists (I got away - just) and after constantly feeling threatened (and being threatened) on Perth's public transport and generally feeling unsafe in many parts of Perth I sold my home and moved to Sydney (now I'm in tassie). I made a HUGE loss by selling the house because it was in the Belmont area and it was just prior to the housing boom (so it would have been worth a lot now) but my personal safety and well-being became paramount. I also had to give up my business there and have never fully recovered from the whole trauma. I was literally terrified to be in my own home.
I feel safer ANYWHERE than I did in Perth. Much as I love it, especially Freo and all my family still live there - I just wouldn't be able to move back. |
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By: mintie_boy
20/08/2007
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I have wandered through northbridge and forrest place at night on the weekends and never felt unsafe ... maybe because I don't live in Perth I was there on a 'safe' night ... but have done the walk through Forrest Place several times at night and never had any troubles ... maybe I am just lucky.
Also I grew up in Sydney and Kings Cross is one of the safest places to be at night now. Cops every where, lights and heaps of tourists and city dwellers walking around the numerous cafes and restaurants ... prostitutes and drug pushers still work down the alleys ... but who walks down dark unlit alleys unless they are looking for some?? |
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By: ozchickwa
21/08/2007
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| I don't live in Perth anymore but I grew up there. I have always felt safe whatever suburb I was living in. I started in Mt Claremont but I have lived in Mosman Park, Karrinyup, Innaloo, and Glendalough. That last address was the only time I wasn't in shared accommodation. It was a ground floor unit and it had basically no security. I was there for 2 years and never had a problem or felt unsafe. To be honest I feel less safe in Mandurah nowadays. |
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By: roadman05
21/08/2007
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| well derrr!!! mandurah has always been a bit dodgy!! |
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By: ozchickwa
22/08/2007
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| I don't know about that, I work with a guy who was born here when the population was only about 700 and there was very little crime. With a bigger population you get an increase in crime, sad but true. Still if I had a choice I would still live in Mandurah instead of Perth. |
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By: ausgal951753
22/08/2007
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Our laws and punishments are far too weak, until we go back to harsh hard sentences and discipline in our schools we are on a downward spiral into a society of violence.
I am seriously thinking about bringing back a little saturday night special from my next visit to the USA. If the goevrment will not protect us we need to protect ourselves, it is better to be tried by twelve than carried by six. |
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By: blah_065m
22/08/2007
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| agree with you entirely ausgal951753; our leniency and soft attitudes are not working. It's definitely time to get tough! |
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