You can call it judgmental, but I see it differently. It's a known fact that the crime rates are CONSIDERABLY higher in those cities than almost any other place in the United states. The violent crime rate in Detroit is something like 1 in 45. The chances of being a victim in our town is 1 in 550. There have been 2 murders that I am aware of in the last 35 years here. Granted, our population is below 15,000, but I will still take my chances with that number. Our educational plan is EXCELLENT, with a very high rate of students going on to receive a post secondary education. Cities like Detroit and Compton have an extremely high drop out rate and very low comparative scores in the national assessment. The Detroit school board president is illiterate, literally! The median yearly income in Compton is something like 1/3 of the national average. I don't think that is being judgmental. I think that is being wide eyed and aware of the world around me. I prefer to live in MY town, and I would like my daughter to be raised here as well. When she is old enough to make her own decisions, perhaps she would choose to live elsewhere. It is a choice we all have to make.
