Crime is a BIG Issue in Bloomington
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11/8/2016
When my wife and I moved here, a little over a year ago, we expected the crime maps to be somewhat -- "it wont happen to us". We were wrong. We have been a victim of a crime 3 times since our arrival; security cameras, extra-steps to avoid risk, and minimizing traveling anywhere alone, reduced our risk, but who wants to live in a place were less than 90 uniformed police patrol 100,000 people, that's about 12 officers per shift. Or nearly 1 cop per 1000 people. I found out later, their call sheets are nearly always backed up and they go from call to call to call, their entire 10 hour shift. The only jail is a 250 bed facility, always exceeding capacity. If you want to live and work in Bloomington, be my guest. But count on learning some hard lessons on crime, in the process.
David | ,