Where do you feel safe?

 

What determines whether or not you feel safe in a particular city or neighborhood? Is it the amount of police protection, or do stats on violent crimes sway your feelings?

Well in a recent poll by the Gallup of the 50 biggest metro cities, the question was asked, “Do you feel safe walking alone at night?”

Surprisingly enough, on average city dwellers and the rest of nation don’t differ on how safe they feel in their respective surroundings. With 71% of city dwellers feeling safe and the rest of the nation coming in at 72%.

However the disparity in the most safe feeling place and the least is what really catches your eye, with a margin of 25%.

Below you can find a list of the top eight least safe feeling places. Oh and there would have been a solid 10, but seven cities tied for number nine.

Gallup asked: “Do you feel safe walking alone at night in the city or area where you live?”

No. 1 (least likely to feel safe): Memphis, TN-MS-AR
43% say no, they don’t feel safe
55% say yes, they feel safe

No. 2: New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner, LA
41% say no, they don’t feel safe
59% say yes, they feel safe

No. 3: Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario, CA
38% say no, they don’t feel safe
61% say yes, they feel safe

No. 4 (tie): Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown, TX
36% say no, they don’t feel safe
63% say yes, they feel safe
(Interesting side note: Late last summer, Forbes named Houston “America’s hippest city.”)

No. 4 (tie): Jacksonville, FL
36% say no, they don’t feel safe
63% say yes, they feel safe

No. 6: Las Vegas-Paradise, NV
34% say no, they don’t feel safe
65% say yes, they feel safe

No. 7 (tie): Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach, FL
32% say no, they don’t feel safe
66% say yes, they feel safe

No. 7 (tie): Baltimore-Towson, MD
32% say no, they don’t feel safe
66% say yes, they feel safe

Information for this article from Yahoo! Homes

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Taste of DC

The food,beer, and music Festival in D.C. featuring over 60 area restaurants took place from October 6-8 on historic Pennsylvania Ave between the White House & the Capitol.

Taste of DC festival featured 30 specialty beers, all day live performances and Ben’s Chili Bowl’s 2nd Annual World Chili Eating Championship.

Below are photos from the event, shot by Lloyd Foster

Sunday Reflection: Fall Forward

Whatever’s going on in your life that has you stressing as of late, let it be. There will be plenty of time for re-dos and makeups as we enter October.

Whoever your thoughts have been circulating around lately, switch it up a bit. Let the new month ahead of us be a reminder of all the beautiful people you have yet to meet.

Whenever you can, think happily. It’s easier said than done of course but you’ve got to challenge yourself. How else will you know what you’re made of?

Wherever you are, venture out. It doesn’t necessarily need to be in a physical sense, but let your mind wander and you might be surprised where it ends up.

Just felt I could help aid y’all with your transition into the new month.

We all get a fresh start tomorrow, chin up!

Sunday Reflection : Know Your Worth

I’m just going to jump right into what I want to say and be direct.
Know your worth and let others discover their own just as well.
Devaluing yourself or any other for whatever reason is to common a problem for humanity as a whole. It’s something that’s easy to do and it’s something easy to condone when we see something that society doesn’t deem socially acceptable but ask yourself , who the hell are you ? What gives another human the qualification to devalue another. In my mind there isn’t a degree available in the world that gives another permission to dissolve dreams of anyone outside of their-selves. As we are human and we are not perfect , there are ways to better ourselves everyday but keep in mind that not everyone is blessed with self-enlightenment and they need just as much positive support as those who know their value. Learning to overcome negativity is an infinitive problem as a whole but the weight of the world is no ones sole responsibility, so start and end with yourself and your world and do it on a daily basis.

Once your value is determined remind yourself of it consistently so as to discourage any outside negativity to make you question it. Only you should have the power to control the value of our world.

There is always room for improvement so set short-term and long-term goals on how to personally increase your value. Don’t settle for shit if you have to settle at all let it be for the best.

Wear your C , C is for confidence. Here at haziethoughts we are armed with it and it is something we want everyone else to display as well. It is never an issue to publicize the love you have for yourself and never let anyone shame you from doing so because they are inhibited by their own insecurities. Practice being humble as well because there is a thin line between making a statement and flaunting. Nevertheless you should be aware of at least one skill , talent , whatever that you feel you’ve mastered and you can display proudly.

Let your soul glow. Find your C. Know your worth.

May your week ahead know blessings.

Dream Catching

I recently learned that a friend of mine from my childhood signed a contract with DC United. Because we are somewhat of a younger generation, not many of us get the chance to see people we’ve grown up with on television or fully living out their dreams because majority of us aren’t at that point in our lives yet.

However, witnessing someone close to you become the person they’ve always wanted to be is beyond motivating. I believe that every person reading this post has the ability to be the next (insert dream position here). But sometimes, we need a little push. Consider this me pushing you.

The seasons are changing and fall is what we know to be as that time period of “back to the books” or “grinding” at whatever it is we do in our daily lives. I encourage y’all to put in that extra effort as this week is ending. Eliminate the possibilities of procrastination and just get it done. Put forth the effort and your reimbursement will never be limited. Give yourself a chance to catch your dreams.

Sunday Reflection: Give Back

Something you should always be comfortable with is your own life. You should be able to wake up and go to sleep knowing that you’re living right. Not always is this the case but for the most part I’d hope it is. However, sometimes we can get a little too comfortable and begin to become set in our ways.

We take advantage of the fact that we’re fortunate. We take advantage of the fact that we have far more than some others do. We live life on our high horse and forget that there are so many people who have never even seen one. I got together some numbers to further implement my point.

• The current United States Poverty Rate is 15.1% (42million+ people)
• Most Americans (58%) will spend at least 1 year below poverty in their lifetime
• Nearly 14 million children under the age of 5 go hungry a year
• Every 1 in 194 people in the US are homeless

These numbers are disheartening but they are facts. What’s even more disheartening is the fact that these numbers are solely based in America. America is only 1 out of nearly 200 countries in the world but I figured we had to start somewhere.

We live routine lives. We get up, do our daily thing, and we come home. We’re busy people but we’re never too busy to help others. The difference between this post and an infomercial is I’m not asking you to donate money to a cause. I’m asking you to donate time. The reward is far more than you can probably envision. I read somewhere that, “Some people are happier than you with far less than you have.” Help people and watch those people help you.