Lots of the white stuff in North Tonawanda

Concerned about the chaos of driving in the city ??? Erie County Sheriff's deputies had a busy weekend rounding up drunk drivers in the suburbs:



Here's another read:


Best wishes for a quicky recovery for the involved individual, but do you notice how the focus on this young suburban woman is the injury and not the criminal act that caused the injury? This article would look a whole lot different if this was an urban youth!

I wanted to write a thought provoking entry explaining the purpose and thought behind the suburbancrime blog, but the reason is pretty simple. Irritation.

I feel irritated when people tell me they love visiting the city, but, goodness…. they could never LIVE in the city. Or my co-workers who are convinced that I, as a city resident, have my house and car broken into routinely and that I have danger lurking for me around every corner. These individuals smugly believe that they and their children are safe from crime in their suburbs.

We can explore that assumption here. I’ll try to focus on Buffalo, but I’ll branch out to other suburban areas too. If you have any news on crime in the suburbs to share…please e-mail me!

Here’s a few interesting links to start with:

Boston man with intoxication levels three times the legal limit found slumped over in his vehicle:


Illegal immigrants working in Cheektowaga Mexican restaurant:


Drugs in Clarence


Union Leaders recently arrested for racketeering. The racketeering and bullying of these individuals harm the City of Buffalo and at least one of the twelve (probably more) lives in the suburbs of Buffalo. The article doesn't provide their home locations, but one of my coworkers in the suburbs is a neighbor to one of the individuals who was arrested.