I actually do (or did, I suppose) know someone who disappeared and was murdered when she was in high school. Another girl disappeared around the same time as her and I had friends who knew her, although I didn't. She's never been found.
I've known two people who commited suicide, and at least a few friends who have either had relatives die or friends die in accidents or murders. It's probably less than ten altogether, but around here, it seems like a lot. The murder rate in this town, while high for a town its size, is still much lower than elsewhere in the country. It seems, though, that it's gone steadily up over the last few years. Just this last weekend three people were murdered in as many days, which around here is a lot.
I don't actually believe that I'm at high risk of being killed and/or going missing, but there are times that I am very afraid, especially coming home from work at night and or walking to my car at school at night. I do my best to be safe and not worry, but it's hard sometimes.
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Date: 2007-02-26 03:15 am (UTC)I've known two people who commited suicide, and at least a few friends who have either had relatives die or friends die in accidents or murders. It's probably less than ten altogether, but around here, it seems like a lot. The murder rate in this town, while high for a town its size, is still much lower than elsewhere in the country. It seems, though, that it's gone steadily up over the last few years. Just this last weekend three people were murdered in as many days, which around here is a lot.
I don't actually believe that I'm at high risk of being killed and/or going missing, but there are times that I am very afraid, especially coming home from work at night and or walking to my car at school at night. I do my best to be safe and not worry, but it's hard sometimes.