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Originally Posted by Dawn14564
I agree with Bill. (side note -I am also from Victor)
I know many police officers and road patrol is not why they went into their field.
While I don't believe we need 800 police on traffic ticket duty, I am all for police available to address crime. We left upstate NY after 59 years due to the crime and politics.
My review of the news is that the police are out addressing many crimes even petty crimes involving drunks, domestics or brawls. The tough stance on these issues is what helps to prevent criminals from escalating to more serious crime. The courts and prosecutors also deserve credit for following through and supporting the police. The tough on crime approach in TV is one of the many reasons TV is fabulous. Spend a week in NY, and you will likely be thankful for TV. It is all relative.
I am sorry to hear you have to travel outside of the bubble. I do hope you stay safe.
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I think that there are PLENTY of crimes in The Villages. The media just avoids reporting them. I had my house broken into and about $5,000 worth of tools stolen. That was about 5 years ago. I am sure that there are parts of NY or any other state where there is MUCH GREATER crime than in The Villages. An older upscale population like in The Villages is LESS likely to go around robbing and murdering EACH OTHER. However the younger workers on the crews of construction and lawn maintenance would likely to be tempted when they see a home where the residents are absent on a cruise or other travel.
............Also the gates at The Villages are providing almost ZERO security. Like a lot of things in The Villages, they are just for SHOW.
............Where I live, every day I see both full sized vehicles and golf carts going by my house at 40 MPH where the speed limit is marked at 20 MPH. Daily I see both golf carts and larger vehicles barely slowing down for stop signs. So, I can say for a fact that there is NOT enough Police presence and ticketing going on to prevent wholesale speeding around my neighborhood. So, I would draw the conclusion that since the police are NOT preventing speeding and going through stop signs, that they are INCAPABLE of preventing more serious crime.
..........Also there is a known excess of DRUNKEN DRIVING here in The Villages.