Safety

Fort Collins/Loveland, are super safe. I mean really really safe. The other day I saw a car running with keys in the ignition, the driver's door was open and no one was in the car. I mean seriously? SERIOUSLY? In chicago that car would've been gone before the person could even get out the car. Erik and I were just laughing, we couldn't believe it.
I was at the grocery store, picking up a few things for dinner. As usual I locked my car. I mean I know no one would steal our piece of junk car, but its purely out of habit. And as I was walking to the entrance, I noticed a car with a woman's purse sitting proudly in the front seat. No one was in the car and the doors were of course unlocked. I just shook my head in disbelief. In Chicago, that purse would be just a dare for some kid. It would be the easiest crime to commit.
I know I will never get used to the news papers here. I mean I feel like I live in pleasentville sometimes. I mean, literally the headlines here are always things like "Local soccer team wins state!" or "Cat stuck in a tree, firemen finally use their equipment." Verses in Chicago the headlines were things like "10 people shot down by corrupt police" or "Chicago's crime rate gone up...again."
I am completely aware of the fact that it is a lot safer here in Loveland, but still...Don't people ever worry here. Everyone's doors are unlocked to their houses and their cars. Little kids walk around with adult supervision. No one is worried, no is scared. I guess I would be like that too if I had never actually seen crime. Its more like a myth here...