Columbus And Crime Essay

When first approached about this essay, I originally planned to collect data on my hometown, Columbus, and Madison, where I work and attend school. However, as I arrived at the site in which I intended to collect the needed data from, I realized that the site did not list Columbus on the data sheet. This did not come as a surprise. I have lived in Columbus my entire life, and crime has never been an issue, so it did not shock me that it lacked the crime rate or population to make the list. However, this is not anywhere near an unfortunate problem to have. In my time in Columbus, I grew alongside my three siblings, and it has been a peaceful upbringing, to say the least. Never did we fear walking home late at night, or treading through a dangerous part of town, for it did not exist. Consequently, the lack of information forced me to pick another city to base my research on, in which I chose Milwaukee, for its reputation as a less than friendly environment. Although I do not frequent Milwaukee, my brother has spent time there working with the community to make it a better place, which makes it’s crime rate
In my opinion, living in a city with a moderate crime rate is tolerable, such as Madison. Once you enter into severe conditions with slums and treacherous neighborhoods around every corner, such as Milwaukee, it becomes a less than likely place to start a home. As a young adult attending college, it does not mean much whether the crime rate is less or more, as long as I’m relatively close to where I need to be each day, but as I enter into another stage of life, where I’m raising a family whom I care about deeply, it may become of greater relevancy. At that point, I may move to a smaller town, such as Columbus, in order to stay safe and closer to