The Problem with the Neighborhood

I was listening to the news while driving yesterday. The story was about a policeman stabbed in, as I recall, Jamaica, Queens. A local was interviewed, and he commented "The area itself isn't bad -- it's just some of the people who move in."

I guess what he was getting at was that particular latitude and longitude don't promote crime in and of themselves -- if the area wasn't chock full o' criminals, it would be quite pleasant.