r/screenshots • u/DrFunky4 • 1d ago
I really hate the cute tourist image the world has of Niagara Falls... I really do..
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u/hevnsnt 1d ago
I guess you prefer the crime-ridden destroyed city image that you have? I went for the first time earlier this year and I hate to tell ya.. it was beautiful and I really enjoyed it. I am sorry.
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u/ThisHeresThaRubaduk 1d ago
OP needs to learn the difference between targeted violent crimes rates and random violent crime rates.
It's a factor rarely considered when researching how "dangerous" places are. As a tourist you are generally safe in locations with these metrics because the violent crime is more aimed at 2 parties that know each other rather than a random tourist getting stabbed for their phone.
Tourist are more likely to have their car broken into and stuff stolen out of it. But this is a widespread problem in any tourist area.
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u/rraattbbooyy 1d ago
The stats are misleading. Niagara Falls has high crime because it’s a post-industrial city that lost its economic base which led to persistent poverty, population decline, and neighborhood decay. Tourist areas are well policed and generally safe.
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u/Novak316 1d ago
It's an interesting loop. Poverty causes crime in a similar fashion as crime causes poverty.
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u/DrFunky4 1d ago
"The stats are misleading its bad the same reason detroit is bad and im not dead so bad things dont happen there so be quiet"
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u/rraattbbooyy 1d ago
I never said bad things don’t happen there. I said the city’s overall crime statistics don’t necessarily reflect the risk to tourists. There’s a difference between high crime in struggling neighborhoods and the safety of well-policed tourist areas. You’re arguing against something I never said.
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u/kilroylegend 1d ago
“Wahh, I hate that tourists come to this tourist destination and think it’s a place for tourists! Even though it’s what we’ve built our entire image on.”
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u/Proof_Copy_6927 1d ago
yeah it's wild how people just assume the whole area is thriving when they only see the gargantuan tourist traps from the bridges
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u/DrFunky4 1d ago
Its not the tourists its the locals slaughtering and shooting the other locals
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u/Pitiful-Pension-6535 1d ago
Crime happens everywhere. If you account for the extra people in the area, the crime rates are a lot closer to the US norm
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u/rraattbbooyy 1d ago
It’s not really closer to the US norm, but it is closer to the norm for other economically depressed areas in the US.
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u/Kramanos 1d ago
It's not really surprising. For most people, the city is just a place you drive past to get to the park. Tourists don't see the city. The park is well-maintained by the state.