Worcester is not a small suburb, it is a city of almost 180,000. Boston…with 3 times the population, has 15 times the murders. Providence (equal in population) and Springfield (which has 30000 people less than worcester), have 3 and 4 times the murders. Im not candycoating anything here, just stating pure facts. I was previously speaking in crame RATES, not total numbers. New york has high crime NUMBERS because of its population, but not a high crime RATE. There is a difference. Also, yes another theater is opening around the corner, and hosting 100 shows this year including many Broadway productions.
PS there are dozens of XXX theaters and shops in North Beach in San Francisco….does that mean its a bad area?? Hmmmm talk to the people spending $1 million on homes there. Its a CITY!!!!
Its funny how Lost memory posted the Worcester crime stats in a negative light and Geo1 agreed with them. Worcester’s crime is extremely low when compared to other cities of its size. In fact most of the stats listed on that website were in line with or BELOW national averages per 100000 people, which includes ALL areas, urban, suburban and rural!! Look up how many other cities with nearly 200,000 people only log 6 murders per year!! Last year Worcester had 5 murders, Springfield logged 20, Providence 14, and Boston 66!!
The area around the Worcester Common is not a bad area, just a ghosttown at night, as there is not much housing, and very safe during the day. The theater is on the same block as the Worcester Public Libray and right around the corner from the newly renovated Havover Theatre!!
Worcester is not a small suburb, it is a city of almost 180,000. Boston…with 3 times the population, has 15 times the murders. Providence (equal in population) and Springfield (which has 30000 people less than worcester), have 3 and 4 times the murders. Im not candycoating anything here, just stating pure facts. I was previously speaking in crame RATES, not total numbers. New york has high crime NUMBERS because of its population, but not a high crime RATE. There is a difference. Also, yes another theater is opening around the corner, and hosting 100 shows this year including many Broadway productions.
PS there are dozens of XXX theaters and shops in North Beach in San Francisco….does that mean its a bad area?? Hmmmm talk to the people spending $1 million on homes there. Its a CITY!!!!
Its funny how Lost memory posted the Worcester crime stats in a negative light and Geo1 agreed with them. Worcester’s crime is extremely low when compared to other cities of its size. In fact most of the stats listed on that website were in line with or BELOW national averages per 100000 people, which includes ALL areas, urban, suburban and rural!! Look up how many other cities with nearly 200,000 people only log 6 murders per year!! Last year Worcester had 5 murders, Springfield logged 20, Providence 14, and Boston 66!!
The area around the Worcester Common is not a bad area, just a ghosttown at night, as there is not much housing, and very safe during the day. The theater is on the same block as the Worcester Public Libray and right around the corner from the newly renovated Havover Theatre!!