Another horrible place to live.
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10/20/2007
Quincy and the surrounding area is one of the most boring, polluted, crime-ridden, and overall worst places you'll ever live.
All of the comments posted mentioned that Quincy has "low crime". This is absolutely not true. If you look at the crime statistics for the city, you'll notice that about 850 (I couldn't remember the exact number) violent crimes were committed per every 100,000 residents, where an 800 is considered high. Yes, I know it's a larger city, but I said "per 100,000 residents". In crime statistics, a violent crime is defined as murder, forcible rape, robbery, or aggravated assault. Except for murder, all of those crimes are very common in Quincy, especially aggravated assault. You should also take a look at the Illinois Sex Offender Registry -- you'll be surprised at how many sex offenders live in Quincy. It's definitely not a safe place to raise children.
Quincy and surrounding towns are also very polluted. It's not uncommon to see a sidewalk littered with lit cigarettes, or even people carelessly smoking in areas where there are children!!! The air seems to have a very "unclean" feel to it, and the water tastes terrible.
I have not been to Quincy Public Schools yet, but I should probably be glad I haven't. Quincy Mayor John Spring actually admitted that his own city has a huge problem with underage drinking! I have also heard of problems with illegal drugs (marijuana, cocaine, heroin, etc.) in the high schools, which further aggravates matters. This is probably because of a lack of things to do in the city, except for bowling and (not surprisingly) smoking, drinking, and doing drugs.
On the positive side, housing is very affordable and the quality of housing is very good for the price. Unfortunately, that can't make up for a high crime rate, pollution, drug problems, and a lack of things to do. Unless you're masochistic, you should stay away from Quincy.
Clint | Liberty, IL