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Santa Rosa california a dangerous place to live in?

so im moving to cali pretty soon and i was planning on moving to santa rosa california but i have been hearing that its pretty dangerous lots of gangs crime scarry people. eek is it a good place to live in? my other option is to move to sacramento i doubt thats any better though i really want to move some where around there any advice?

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1. Santa Rosa is extremely nice, except for a few crummy blocks on the south end, and a couple of apartment complexes in the west end. Other than that, the remaining 95% is really quite nice Where did you hear all that? Santa Rosa's quite lovely.
2. Sacramento is much more liberal but as far as Santa Rosa goes it depends where exactly in the city that you're going to move to. There are some good neighborhoods out there.
3. uh i thought that was L.A. santa rosa hella cool but my cousins live in winzler i always go there for the summer
4. I can only say that nearly everywhere in CA there are large numbers of Hispanics. When you get a lot of Hispanics, you get the gangs that are a part of the lifestyle. Generally, you can stay away from them, at least you used to be able to. The best thing to do is check the neighborhood several times during the week at different times. Look at the neighborhood schools and nearby graffiti.You are correct though, gangs are a huge problem all through CA. Good luck.
5. It's no more dangerous to live There- than any place Else. So MOVE, enjoy the Adventure- & may You live there- happily ever after !!! :)
6. First person is right. Santa Rosa is good living. Pretty much the entire Bay Area is nice. Dont let them scare you. Im from Fort Pierce Florida and when I moved to San Jose, it was paradise. I lived on the east side and listened to them talk about how bad it was for 5 years. Yeah theres some gangs in San Jose, but if you compare it to places on the east coast, its disney land. I moved out a few years ago but I'm 25 and so I was personally around the Nortenos in that area most of the time. Majority of them are considered "gang members" but they really arent dangerous at all. Im not trying to put them down but I think they are kind of soft because they have such a cushioned life in that area. Once in a while theres a murder, but the murder rate is low compared to any other area of its size. The areas that are considered bad in the Bay is East Oakland, East Palo Alto, and Richmond. I've only been to East Palo Alto cuz I worked there and I can say that its not as scary as they make it out to be. In general, the Bay Area is one of the safest places to live. You will be like a spoiled kid living out there. I moved to Thailand but if it wasnt for my love of exotic beaches I would have chose the Bay out of anywhere in USA.