This seems like a no-brainer and it is, but it is helpful to be reminded of it because we are constantly persuaded of its opposite. People do love Wal-Mart. I love Wal-Mart. When you need something now and you can't wait 24 to 48 hours from Amazon and you need it cheap, Wal-Mart is the place. Wal-Mart is second only to Amazon for prices as far as I can tell. But know too that though Wal-Marts are built in formerly industrial corridors, meaning close or in to poor neighborhoods, that the stores can be a place for crime, including violent crime. Even now I am mincing my words. RV owners, rather folks living out of their RVs and campers, park overnight in Wal-Mart lots. I don't know if it is they who are responsible for the crime or someone else. This is the case in Las Vegas.
The reporter mentioned the Cheyenne Condos on Civic Center Drive as being one of the hotspots for police or 911 calls. Not good. The condos are located northeast of Las Vegas. See the map.
Well, if the media had their way, all of Vegas is one big crime zone. The reporter is covering The 10 Highest Crime Areas Off the Vegas Strip. What about the Strip? No crime there I guess. She cites #10 the WalMart shopping center called Hyde Park at Arville Street and West Charleston Blvd.
Next is the Shelert Island Apartments at Swenson and Twain.
Next with over 800 calls for service was Sunrise Hospital. No surprise there. These places can turn violent when someone shows up to see a loved one die either from misapplication of some protocol or incompetence (nah, that never happens as prestigious hospitals, does it?) or from lethal wounds. Located at 3186 South Maryland Parkway in Las Vegas. So far the local news is demonizing the whole east side of Vegas. What is this, a political campaign for federal reconstruction dollars?
Next is the Hamptons Apartments at 3070 South Nellis Avenue. They don't look too bad to me. Maybe it is the typical gassing that the media does on the heads of newcomers, outsiders, and the unsuspecting.
Another WalMart at Boulder Highway and Nellis Boulevard.
What's next?
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