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Originally Posted by marothisu
Is this based on actual data or are you just another person who equates feeling to objective data?
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Yeesh, I must have really peeved you off at some point with the tone in your responses to me lately. I say this because it's the only place someone has tried to mug me downtown, and that's happened three times. I feel safer at my girlfriend's house in Back of the Yards than at that intersection sometimes.
Also, practically every time I walk by there(which is frequent because my brother lives in the Gold Coast) I see police cars and police officers walking around. In general it's been the location of my worst experiences in Chicago, although in the last few years it hasn't been as bad. I don't really know where one would find good data on what intersection is the worst downtown, so yes I am technically basing this off my "feelings" if that includes personal experiences and those of my friends and family. I find experiences that have a recurring trend to be valid, but that's just me.
I do find it interesting how many people are disregarding "petty theft" as such a minimal thing. Getting mugged is not fun, and I regard it as a pretty serious crime on an individual. If it happens frequently in a location that shouldn't just be brushed away.
In fact, the more I think about it, most people I know agree Chicago and State is a place to avoid.