Well, your first problem is that you think Springfield is diverse.

But yet that stat can be deceiving considering it is based on reported crime and not actual crimes. If the people don't trust the police department or that the police department will investigate it and prosecute it then people don't report the crimes. In a place where people have trust in the police department and the courts you have a higher percentage of crimes reported. So, even though it is a stat that can be compared you also have to read between the lines to see if it is accurate or if it is people under reporting crimes.

I would recommend considering other locations. Crime rate is ridiculous - doesn't matter whether it's a "bad" neighborhood or a "good" one. If it's not nailed down, it's gone. If it IS nailed down, then the bottom half might still be there and the top will probably be one block over.

Suburbs are only marginally better.

Hate talking smack about a place I spent most of my adult life, but it's pretty much a lost cause. Someone burned my house to the ground a couple of years ago, so that's kinda left a bad taste in my mouth. Imagine that.

That doesn’t even make any sense. Especially in Springfield with it being such a diverse community. I see your stance on things so there is no reason to continue.

They’re all over the place now. Kearney has a ton. The one I go to for my vapes is on kimbrough near the flea.

I don't care where they came from, I care about their actions, which show they're basically mercenaries for the rich and white.

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Yes. Just Google the crime / murder rate.

Donation link to help C.A.R.E. fix their trailer.

https://www.carerescue.org/trailerfundraiser?fbclid=IwAR3wDEUT-Q6M5IOS_1Ch6oTAOmcXbOIcvOOsmudiaASjUCXGZi3yHIjoT1Q

Right on. I'll check them out. Thanks.

Oh my gawd, I live around that area, ugh

I’ve used hometown handyman several times and they’ve been great

Most police officers are really made up of the average people, coming from mostly middle class or low income families so I don’t understand how people think they don’t help those people. Also most crime happens to low income people from low income people.

Honestly, the area around Springfield isn’t bad, but these days I wouldn’t want to live in Springfield itself.

Not really. People should be able to do what they want with their money. As long as it's not hurting anyone, I don't care.

But the people I've seen playing those machines at gas stations don't typically seem happy and full of life to me, hence why I called them sad.

Me either. But it would serve them right.

Do you know any in the Springfield area?

I know that the shims were identified as a problem… So I kind of want to start there and see what happens. So you're saying it's not the entire pylon holding up the beam, but it's some sort of metal box or something? Do you have a link to it?

They are just small, square steel shims that don’t crush. On another note if you have deflection or sagging in your floor the problem most likely isn’t the shims. Either the support posts our joists are settling or moving. That’s what needs to be shored up

If you have to come to this area, it's better to live in Ozark, Nixa, Republic, or one of the other towns around Spfd rather than in Spfd itself.

While I appreciate the sentiment, I'm not sure I'd want the people around animals.

Dirtbags. Fucking methheads are the worst type of junkys.

Give em **********. We have no need for this garbage in our society. No place for them.

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Mostly property damage/theft if I'm not mistaken. Catalytic converter theft is very prominent.

I filled my prescription for it at the walgreens on national and st louis yesterday