>>>>>>>I'm curious about other cities. I've just run some reports that I posted on my MemphisCrime blog and was wondering if anyone had any similar statistics for your city.
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>>>>>>Thousand Oaks, CA and Simi Valley, CA (I'm between them) routinely top the list of cities over 100,000 with the lowest crime rate. The local joke is the 911 operator is the only person more bored on the job than the Maytag repairman. ;-)
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>>>>>That's it, rub it in. I'm thinking we need to export some criminals to you!<g>
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>>>>Nah, we have plenty. We just keep them all in L.A. *gd&r*
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>>>I thought there were lots of gangs in the Valley. Different part of the Valley, or completely false?
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>>>Here's hoping all is well with you. No complaints here. I started a new job today in Naperville. ("Dad, is Naperville close to Round Lake?" "No!" LOL)
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>>That didn't take long, Mike.
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>>Great to hear.
>>cheers
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>Thanks, Jim. Three weeks out of work. Being responsible for two households and having no income or health insurance is a great motivator ;-(
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>For the most part I kept my chin up. In some of those dark 3 a.m.'s of the soul I flashed on the horror stories about software developers, especially of a certain age, being unemployed for a year, two years, forced unwillingly into other lines of work. My new commute is 44 miles / ~ 1 hour 30 minutes each way but I did it today with a smile on my face and a chipper attitude.

The best to you on your new job. Hope it is a good match for you.

Now in Silicon Valley, it takes an hour and thirty minutes to get out of the parking lot! Then you can begin the bumper to bumper commute! :)