So, when looking for our new home, we were considering moving into the heart of Denver. One of the concerns was the crime rate. We were OK with living in a higher crime area… but ended up moving to the suburbs anyway — Highlands Ranch, CO, the epitome of HOA-controlled suburbia.
So what happens when we get here?
Well, we meet our neighbors, they all seem great. A week later, cops knock on our door, grilling us about what we knew of our neighbor, when he is home, when he leaves, etc.
They don’t tell us why they are asking, but a quick internet search shows that an assault was reported at his home just a few hours before the police started asking about him.
The next day, his front door is wide open and stays that way for over 24 hours. Clearly, the dude is not home. Which is odd, as he said he works from home.
He is a minor internet celebrity, but he hasn’t been online in 2 weeks now. People are starting to ask around and be very concerned about the dude.
So this is the suburbs – neighbors who have crimes occur at their homes, then disappear. I really don’t know details of what is going on, so I am not even going to presume what the actual story is.
But between this, and the used condoms I see laying around the streets… is Highlands Ranch really all that much better than the inner city??