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Re:Tech startup scene starting to flourish in Oakland by dragonwriter on Sunday March 30, 2014 @07:35PM (#7498466)
> Lots of people on the other side of the hills (Concord, Moraga, Walnut Creek) have this idea that Oakland is a really scary place. I think it's partly racial (because of the higher percentage of African Americans here) and partly a PR issue (the 24/7 news cycle only presents sensational items).

Those may each be part of the issue, but I think that a big part of the issue is the actual crime statistics that show that, indeed, Oakland is, in fact, a dangerous place by comparison to those other places.

I mean, there's something about Oakland having a little over 3 times the population but a little under 20 times the number of violent crimes as Concord in 2012 [1].

[1] http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Crime-up-in-Oakland-much...

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Re:Tech startup scene starting to flourish in Oakland by e40 on Monday March 31, 2014 @10:18AM (#7501577)
But all parts of the city are not the same. The very high crime areas, no where near the downtown, are what skews the stats. Downtown Oakland is no less safe than a lot of other cities. Certain parts of Oakland are a lot less safe than the worst parts of many other cities.

So, do you avoid Oakland or avoid the bad parts of Oakland? I, personally, just avoid the bad parts.

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Re:Tech startup scene starting to flourish in Oakland by dllthomas on Sunday March 30, 2014 @10:56PM (#7499305)
Crime's been down since 2012 (though still high).

http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/openforum/article/Oakland-sees...

I hear that Concord's gotten worse since, as well, but I don't have a good source for that.

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