Originally Posted by APDDSN0864
Originally Posted by ironbender
Ed-
Didn't see it in the article, but briefly, what explains these 2 different rankings? In spite of this statistic, I feel much safer in Los Anchorage than a lot of places Outside. TOP 10 MOST DANGEROUS METROS IN THE WEST
#1 Anchorage, AK Metro Area
Anchorage, AK

Overall Rank: #6


The #1 ranking is in the West. The #6 ranking is Nationwide. I agree, there are much more dangerous places to visit Outside, but Anchorage is a violent city. Most folks don't see it because they aren't in the places, at the times, that most of it occurs.

Ed

Thanks.

Most of the violence seems to be connected to: gangs, drugs, and late hours - the unholy trinity of violence. Avoid those three things and a person is mostly A-OK.

But, I remember a broad daylight shoot-out in the Dimond Mall parking lot a few years ago. Gangs and drugs, IIRC.

If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
--Pat Parelli

American by birth; Alaskan by choice.
--ironbender