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| Posted On: | 27-Feb-2005 |
| From: | Jim McGovern [j_mcgovern.....com] |
| Subject: | Re: [roatan] Re: Roatan vs DC |
Well those are interesting stats, but I take them with a grain of salt. As with any place it depends on where you live, your lifestyle and so forth. I think if you were it factor in the danger of the traffic (beltway) here, you would come to about equal. Also the potential for terrorism related stuff is always a worry. Either way I'm not convinced, I'll take Roatan over DC anyday. Thanks for you response. Jim --- duhhbeach wrote: > > > Comparing Roatan To DC is ridiculous! > > I lived on Roatan for almost a year in 2002-03, I > don't know where > you got your information or statistics on Roatan, > but I lived & > worked there and never once did I feel threatened or > unsafe! > Whether I was in West End or Coxen Hole, I never had > any trouble in > any way shape or form. Sure I heard about a few > incidents here & > there but these things happen EVERYWHERE!! > Especially a third world > countries... I would move back to Roatan or > vacation there again > without hesitation. > > Sandy > > > > > > > > --- In roatan.....com, "tropicjobs" > > wrote: > > > > > > In 2002 there were 39 reported murders in Roatan, > in 2002 there > were > > 262 murders. > > > > Roatan population est. at the time 50,000 > > DC population est at the time. 600,000 (murder > capital of america) > > > > That puts Roatan at 78 murders per 100,000 and 44 > murders per > > 100,000 for DC. In 2002 you were almost 2 times > more likely to be > > murdered in Roatan as you were in DC. > > > > Cant find any more recent numbers for Roatan. > > > > Don't kid yourself, Roatan is a dangerous place. > I said it when I > > lived there, Ill say it now, the residents of > Roatan need to get > > serious about security above all other issues. > One of the reasons > I > > left is because my wife did not feel safe. > > > > http://www.bayislandsvoice.com/issue-15.htm > > > http://www.safestreetsdc.com/subpages/murdercap.doc > > > > > > > ____ - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 http://www.roatanet.com To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roatan/ roatan- : | |
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