The thread on Mississippi caught my eye because I have a friend that lives in Ridgeland and it's an upscale community outside Jackson... then this. Long Beach and most communities along the coast there are decent communities, but they are surrounded by some pretty rough areas...
Interesting about the attack in Las Vegas. On CSI, I believe they deliberately took race out of it by putting minorities in both the perp and victim groups, if I recall correctly?
Yes, we are a neighborhood bordered on north and south (and west somewhat as well) by gang-infested neighborhoods. And not all that far from Compton, either. Yet our neighborhood contains a private country club, and stately homes from all decades of the 20th century.