Talk:Bowness, Alberta

I'm unaware of any social issues in Bowness, I live here. I'm not sure where this image comes from...

Like it or not, Bowness definitely has this reputation. Talk to any Calgarian. I have been aware of this reputation for as long as I can remember. In fact, at one point, I was debating moving there, and a police officer informed me that it would be a bad idea. HOWEVER, just because it has this reputation DOES NOT mean it's deserved. It is a fact that there is a higher occurrance of drug problems and other petty crime in PARTS of Bowness. Bowness High School also has a bad reputation for being "rough around the edges". I do not subscribe to all of these beliefs myself. Bowness is a far more diverse community than most, and I think that is a good thing. Unfortunately, diversity (all kinds) often leads to social tension in our society. Crime stats from the CPS[1] are telling when you compare them to communities with similar populations. Bowness's crime rate is within the top 7 of Calgary's neighbourhoods (out of over 100) exceeded only by some downtown and NE neighbourhoods. Population stats by neighbourhood can be found here [2]. - Tyson2k 07:56, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

Fair enogh, I went to Bowness High School, and made it out alive.