It's a shame that we even have to discuss crime on military housing. We should honor these folks for what they do for our country. But a criminal has no boundaries, so we must be aware of it.
Below are some statistics we currently face with regard to crime on military housing:
Number one on the list of America's ten worst military neighborhoods is Hawaii's Schofield Barracks. There is an estimated 759 property crimes per 1,000 people. (That is more than 20 times the national average of 34 crimes per 1,000 residents!)
While its property crime rate is more than twenty times the national average, its violent crime rate is relatively minor in comparison (49% higher than the norm). This means that the crime spikes are more likely to involve robbery and thievery.
The second-ranked neighborhood, the Patton Road area near Alabama's Redstone Arsenal, has a property crime rate of 691 per 1,000 military residents.
The remaining eight military neighborhoods are: Indiana's Grissom Joint Air Reserve Base (near Texas' Lackland AFB), Mississippi's Meridian Naval Air Station, California's Presidio of Monterey, Washington's Ault Field and Hawaii's Kaneohe Station, whose crime rates vary between 155 and 410 on-base crimes per 1,000 military residents.
These statistics speak for themselves: Living on base doesn't mean you are any safer from crime than anyone else.
If you have served or are serving in the military you can get a free home alarm system for military families through a company named protect our troops.
