LJ;676743 wrote:Whatever you want to think. I mean, you do realize that Columbus isn't some super safe clean city right? Saying that an area is bad compared to the rest of Columbus is not just over exaggerating. Columbus is the 7th most dangerous city out of cities 500k+.

SQ_Crazies;676739 wrote:I mean it's probably not Youngstown, but that doesn't mean it isn't ghetto.

4cards;676752 wrote:...hey now, don't be hate'n on the Yo

O-Trap;676749 wrote:I do. I'm there quite frequently. I've also been to Easton, though.

I'm not trying to start a big argument or anything. The word "ghetto" just gets thrown around a lot, when the reality is, most places that are called "ghetto" don't really fit it in a true sense. I'd say Easton is one of those. It gets called ghetto a lot, but around some places, it'd seem like Scranton, Pennsylvania.

gerb131;676751 wrote:I do find that hard to believe, I guess its just most of the incidents are in certain parts of the city.

LJ;676764 wrote:Find what hard to believe? 7th most dangerous out of cities 500k+?

Columbus proper has MAJOR crime issues.

bases_loaded;676769 wrote:you?

LJ;676761 wrote:And I live 9 miles from there and my office is there. Now who's opinion would you take more? SOmeone who lives very close and works there daily, or someone who visits a few times per year?

And trust me, I used to do work in the most dangerous precinct in Columbus (Cleveland Ave to the East, Karl rd to the West, 161 to the north and Morse to the south. Forrest Park/Northland area) so I am not just saying that the only area I have ever been to that has some crime is Ghetto.

gerb131;676772 wrote:I'm not saying it doesn't it obviously does the stats don't lie. It is just different as most of the crime takes place in certain areas for the most part and not all over.

O-Trap;676776 wrote:Depends. As I said before, the problem with asking people who live somewhere is, they typically have a narrow scope. Ask people in North Hill if it's ghetto? They'll often tell you yes (crime + Section 8 housing run amok), and they have lived here most of (or all of, in some cases) their lives.

If you think it's ghetto, that's fine. No sense in discussing it further. Just, I've seen too many other places that belong an entire tier below Easton in terms of the microculture.

LJ;676777 wrote:... still are having B&E issues.

LJ;676778 wrote:Just because 1 area is worse than another doesn't mean they aren't both the ghetto. That's like saying between dark red and bright red, only dark red can be called red.

LJ;676777 wrote:Eh, mainly it is all over Columbus proper minus small parts of the East and west sides and Clintonville. Most of the nicer areas are not actually Columbus. Hell, even the Short North and German Village still are having B&E issues.

The_Crosby_Show;676785 wrote:For as nice as Easton is, it's trash at night.

gerb131;676786 wrote:Used to be the place me and the woman would watch a late night movie but now its Picktown.

LJ;676790 wrote:Same here. The Marcus on 256. We never go to Easton for Movies anymore. Hell, I think the only reason we go there anymore for pleasure is to go to te Tender Box and Fado.

SQ_Crazies;676718 wrote:"You're racist if you say ghetto."--2kool4skool

LJ;676708 wrote:What I find hilarious is most people on here who don't live in Columbus are disagreeing with me,

LJ;676708 wrote:yet on another local forum, people from all walks of life who live in Columbus agree that Easton gets very ghetto at night.

LJ;676708 wrote:It's not being racist or anything like that, it is just the truth. They have their own security force and hire as many special duty CPD as they possibly can, and they still cannot control the problems they have.

gerb131;676793 wrote:PF Changs too