[QUOTE=Bkmsw;5000561] I am a west coast monger and have been "hired" for a month to supervise a build out of a software program. I can either do the work from Chicago, Denver, or Kansas city. Denver is no good for reasons that I do not like the altitude, and KC seems kind of boring. Having said that, I would rather not get shot and killed in the Chicago experiment with no policing. If I am staying in the loop (right by the Hilton on Michigan), is it safe still at night? It seems from my research that there were only a few murders in the loop, but tons of looting. So, is shitcago the loop area safe?
Let me put it in perspective for you. Being from the West coast you have probably experience an earthquake or 2. Or 3 or 300. Most are minor and you're aware of the big one could happen but don't think too much of it. Same here with crime in the city. We are all aware of it and the big one (murder) could happen to us but most likely a small one (car broken into etc.) is all we will ever experience.
Its all a matter of one's perspective.
B.[/QUOTE]I will add to this. West Palm Beach Fl which is a sleepy suburban-like town near Miami has a higher murder rate than Chicago. Chicago gets crap because it is the biggest city with a high murder rate so the numbers look high and because Obama came from here there is a lot of effort to crap on the city for the past 12 years.
