The U of A has an astronomy program that's a major deal worldwide, hence the dark sky. I don't particularly like it because it makes driving at night in certain areas difficult due to jaywalkers being hard to see, but it is what it is. I personally would prefer brighter streetlights but no one asked what I wanted LOL.
Cartels? We don't have an issue with cartels. This isn't Sinaloa or something, regardless of how close to the border we are. We aren't run by them, they aren't a presence IMO from what I've known working in corrections. Their drugs are, but they aren't brought here by the actual members.
Crime? absolutely. Some areas have more concentrations of crime that others.
Where NG lives is not a high crime area. Even in low crime areas I'd say very few homes IMO don't have some sort of security or camera system, at least from what I've seen from friends who live in nicer areas.
Good to know about astronomy programs, sounds very interesting. I agree about the dark roads, I live in a dark sky area, and I wish there were streetlights here sometimes, looking for street #!
Re Cartels, I saw cartels mentioned on this case, sorry, if that was not accurate. I’m in S CA similar situation near border ( I know most fighting is amongst cartel members, not the public).
On BE show a couple of days ago he had a retired deputy sheriff from Tucson. Maybe because
Detective worked in crime, he made it sound like the foothills have a fair share of burglary, many people not home, second homes. He was a blustery type, could be way off, maybe tried to sound interesting.
Thank you for your insider info, and correcting my comments that were not accurate. Glad to know Tucson is safe enough, a regular American city!
I go to AZ often, but not Tucson. Los Algondones, MX, Yuma AZ, and I live in S. CA. I’ve grown to really love the desert. The sunsets are so incredibly beautiful! Remember AZ Highway magazine?
JMO