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No I’m not!

Are you looking for housemates for renting out extra rooms?

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Actually i'm a girl. Demographics don’t have anything to do with my question, just looking for insight of the safety of the city. I've gone on spot crime and websites like that to see about news, crime happening but insights from current residents is always more helpful than a website not everything gets reported.

There's been an increase in crime happening in Parma over the last few years( not why I’m moving out, there’s no places for rent that I like there available) so that is why I pointed out I live there, it's not like I live in some rich neighborhood and scared for my safety over everything little thing.

I'm not asking for a wall, theres definitely crime in every city residents or non residents, there's no stopping that. Just looking for some insight on people who are currently living / frequent the area and their experiences with the area. I don't go into Lakewood that often other than occasionally eating or shopping so i'm not familiar with the overall safety of living there.

When the shootings at Madison happened there were residents of Birdtown calling for an actual wall to keep "Cleveland" (read black people) out. "Segregation dressed up in liberal good intentions" is it.

“Is it safe there” - guy from Parma bro just look up the demographic information you really want to know you don’t have to mask it

Birdtown is not for you if that's how you think. In fact, keep that whole energy out of Lakewood as a whole. No one is going to build you a wall to keep people out.

I grew up in Lakewood during the time they removed every basketball court we had. Lakewood park, Madison park, the cages at Harding, YMCA wasn’t built yet. They tore down literally any half court tiny hoop as well they could find. It greatly affected all of us who played and in fact we biked and bussed to way worse parts of other neighboring cities just to be able to play again. Half the time the hoop wasn’t even the right size. Still a little salty about all this to this day. Removing hoops is not the way to go.

Thank you!

>Birdtown is safer than Ohio City, but not as safe as Rocky River.

That's a good way to calibrate it.
I live right on the Lakewood/Cleveland border, and there's definitely some sketchiness- car got broken into, got followed by a tinted out car once, a few shootings and drug deals nearby. But I'd still say it's rare to to see those things.
I still feel safe walking around at least Madison in Birdtown at night. It's a cute area with lots to do.

I think we got off on the wrong foot. Clearly, you are so much smarter than everyone else. I have acknowledged that, and I sit in awe of the brilliance you have been so magnanimous in imparting on me.

So please don't take my compliments on your intellect in any other way besides they are intended.

Thanks!

I currently live in Birdtown. You can walk to everything on Madison. The park being so close is great. Your neighbors might be a little weird but, it’s a good neighborhood.

Did you know Burger King charges taxes on the food you eat? Charged me $.16 for some croissanwich this morning! I'm shocked! Shocked!

There it Is. The sense of superiority is an absolute hallmark of our internet savior. You're too good for me and the other people who wait In lines for forbadebce forms.

I sincerely have no idea where we would be without your watchful eye.

Thanks for the heads up!

At least you can recognize your mistake of thinking everyone is an ignorant buffoon such as yourself who has never experienced taxes before.

Just to play the devils advocate, both shootings I was present for in 2021 were due to basketball disputes.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-cuyahoga/changes-underway-at-lakewoods-madison-park-after-shooting%3f_amp=true

I’ve never lived in Lakewood! Just visited from time to time and heard it wasn’t the best but that’s with any city all areas aren’t the nicest. I’m in parma right now, been living here most of my life.

That isn’t at all what I was asking. I’m not familiar with living in Lakewood only visiting from time to time. I want to know about an area i would be living in from people who have lived/ had experiences there. That’s a very ignorant thing to say i don’t know why you had to bring race into it. All people can be criminals. I’m wondering about break ins, car jackings etc. Happening all over these days.

You're right, fuck me for trying to help someone from being surprised like I was. Thank you, internet do-gooder. I'm glad you're out there reminding us its all the same

Taxes exist everywhere in NEO. Your random number is irrelevant other than to tell us you would have to make $165,000/year for Lakewood to tax you that much.

You seem like the worldly intelligent type who are in no way racist.