Eden Lodge ‘not that bad’

Eden Lodge is not as bad as people are making it seem, say residents. 

They were responding to the Fear Of Crime survey, presented by criminologist and senior research officer at the Criminal Justice Research and Planning Unit, Kim Ramsay, which reported that shots were fired almost everyday and some residents didn’t leave home after 6 p.m.

When a Sunday Sun team visited the densely populated community, several residents spoke but declined to give their names. Most said the St Michael community was much safer than it was before.

“One time it used to happen (shooting) regularly, but where I am, I don’t hear gunshots everyday. But coming into this time of the year, there could be a possibility that it could pop back up,” a middle-aged woman said.  (TG)

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