Citing Crime, In-N-Out announces closure of Oakland location

[Johnny2X2X]

15. Perception

I am constantly battling the perception of crime right now on social media. I posted the facts above. I think this idea we have crime and it's not safe is being pushed by the media, and being taken advantage of by corporations.

It's ridiculous on apps like Nextdoor. just completely divorced from reality. I have lived in my subdivision for 7 years, you can follow our city's crime maps app and look at every reported crime in your area over any time period. My subdivision has literally not had a single crime reported in the 7 years I;ve lived here. Not a break in, not a car theft, not even a drunk driver or a deomestic case. Zero crime in 7 years. That still doesn't stop people I know who live in my exact subdivision of 60 or 70 houses complaining about how terible crime is in their neighborhood now. Our neighborhood hasn't seen a single crime in years and people are still being brainwashed into thinking it's a huge issue here.

I do think ring doorbells and cameras in retail spaces have contributed to it all. People never saw crime before like they do now. My house growing up, ou cars all got broken into, never was it on camera, and heck, we didn't even report it sometimes. But because now people can see crime on video, it's created this perception that isn't supported by the actual statistics.