[gettingby]

Originally Posted by Full-timer

It is a shame that The Villages" cover up" all the crime and accidents going on.
So many people have no clue about what happens here.


This "gated community" is a joke. Any Tom, Dick, or Jane can walk right in anytime they want.

What would it take (and cost) to make it a real gated community, and would it help ?

6 years in, not the wonderful place it is claimed to be.

Just wondering, where would you move that is better crime wise?

[Rwirish]

Never promoted as a gated community. It is a community with gates to help control traffic.

[CCristella]

Originally Posted by Full-timer

It is a shame that The Villages" cover up" all the crime and accidents going on.
So many people have no clue about what happens here.


This "gated community" is a joke. Any Tom, Dick, or Jane can walk right in anytime they want.

What would it take (and cost) to make it a real gated community, and would it help ?

6 years in, not the wonderful place it is claimed to be.

If you are not happy…MOVE!!!!

[banjobob]

11 years here now and still enjoy our selection, all the things reported on this gossip sheet are facts of life everywhere. Gated communities offer a sense of security, Opinion to those that gripe , move on.

[Michael 61]

Originally Posted by djplong

I'm at that stage where the question "Where are we retiring" looms larger with each day. My wife recently accompanied a friend on a week-long orientation visit to TV and was mostly favorably impressed. There ARE some "downs" that go along with all the "ups" and we're discussing those - but crime is NOT one of them. If you look at actual reported crime statistics (and not depend on whatever news outlet that may have whatever bias - they can go both ways) it's pretty clear that crime is HARDLY a problem.

I don't want to get political here, but I can certainly agree with people that I'd often disagree with when the actual FACTS are out there. Look them up and you see. Crime is hardly a problem. (Ok, I suppose that can be influence by where you come from)

It sounds like you are doing some in-depth homework on where to retire to (good for you) - I did the same for 7 years prior to retiring and moving here to TV in December. Good luck on your research - hopefully you will come and do a lifestyle visit here if you haven’t already, and also visit other 55+ communities throughout the country to help you contrast/compare, so you are ready to make an informed and well-thought out decision of where to retire to when that day comes.

[defrey12]

Originally Posted by Full-timer

It is a shame that The Villages" cover up" all the crime and accidents going on.
So many people have no clue about what happens here.


This "gated community" is a joke. Any Tom, Dick, or Jane can walk right in anytime they want.

What would it take (and cost) to make it a real gated community, and would it help ?

6 years in, not the wonderful place it is claimed to be.

If it’s so bad here, why haven’t you left? Just curious.

Originally Posted by JoelJohnson

It's NOT a gated community, it's a community with gates. The gates are there to help the golf cart from being run over.

Photos of tags on vehicles are taken at the gates. Albeit not exactly a Fort Knox, at least it is something considering the roads are public access. You don't see that in very often. Plus as an added bonus, the year-round residents are fully aware of who is coming and going around their homes. Nothing like people who have nothing better to do watching people come and go. It is just as much a good thing as a nosey thing lol.

[rsmurano]

We just had a conversation with a cop last night that happens to live in TV. There are domestic violence calls, golf cart drunk driver calls, but all the bad calls were in wildwood, outside of the villages.
When was the last time we saw 30 people shot at in the villages? That’s a slow day in Chicago. How many homeless tents have you counted lately? We are bigger than San Francisco proper and they have thousands with all the issues that go along with it. How many of our square businesses have been ransacked by a bunch of looters?
TV might not be perfect, but it’s very close in my book

[Remembergoldenrule]

Originally Posted by Full-timer

It is a shame that The Villages" cover up" all the crime and accidents going on.
So many people have no clue about what happens here.


This "gated community" is a joke. Any Tom, Dick, or Jane can walk right in anytime they want.

What would it take (and cost) to make it a real gated community, and would it help ?

6 years in, not the wonderful place it is claimed to be.

Well, if you bought six years ago, you should be able to sell home for 200,000 plus more than you paid for it. Sell and find a place with less crime and move there. Life is too short to be miserable. I hope you can find something to smile about today. Happiness is always from within. I truly hope you have a bless day!

[msilagy]

The villages would be responsible for all the roads if it is gated. Cameras record license plates of who goes in and out. If you are not inclined to live here then there are many smaller gated communities. Del Webb is one of them just down 441.

[Laker14]

I ordered a 65" TV online, from Walmart. They said it would be delivered on "Sunday" which is perfect because one of us would have been home throughout the day. However, it was delivered on "Saturday", a day we were both out together all day. When I rolled into my driveway there it was, on the front porch, the big box with the TV in it, and with a great big picture of the TV on the outside of the box. All Day. This huge invitation, waiting to be stolen.

We joked about it: "Well, I guess in TV there aren't enough thieves strong enough to lift it and put it in their golf cart to steal it."
I have lived in places where you couldn't leave a potted plant on your porch for an hour before it would disappear.

I think I'll be alright here, despite the high crime rate, and lack of reporting.

[Get real]

Originally Posted by mraines

There are sources other than the Daily Sun which is nothing more than a propaganda rag for the Developer.

But if it is covered up, how does the media know?

[Laker14]

Originally Posted by Get real

But if it is covered up, how does the media know?

monitoring the police reports. So "covering up" is an inaccurate description. "Choosing not to report" would be more accurate.

[Notsocrates]

[QUOTE=Full-timer;2230981]It is a shame that The Villages" cover up" all the crime and accidents going on.
So many people have no clue about what happens here.


This "gated community" is a joke. Any Tom, Dick, or Jane can walk right in anytime they want.

What would it take (and cost) to make it a real gated community, and would it help ?

6 years in, not the wonderful place it is claimed to be.[/QUOT


You can read about all the crime here:
https://www.**************.com/
Enjoy!

[Dantes]

It’s not a gated community