There actually is very little crime. I ve lived there for 24 years and it s a safe place. Just don t cut down trees or mutilate them. People there hate it when others do that. Also, Eugene cannot exist as a glamourized place unless the people who move there contribute to the essence of what makes the city great. Don t move there just to roll around in it s liberality and progressivism, yet not contribute to it by not being active in the community, not exclusively supporting local businesses, cutting down trees, and living in a townhouse or new home that was built on a freshly-cut down forest.
Yes there is People, and yes since there are people there is also crime, just about any kind of people and just about any kind of crime. Just the way it works, get rid of the people and you will get rid of the crime.
There may not be a ton of crime, but you saw right, it is a safe-haven for run-aways, transients, homeless, beggars, etc. It is trash. I would not live there again for anything nor suggest it to anyone! We lived there for 5 months, found it to be a dump. It is hard to get a job there, and clearly I do not understand what the draw to the area is. There is a ton of hippies that try to make their trashy way a fun thing by calling themselves eccentric. The riots (on history I found) are more of a tree sitting thing of the past. I couldn t care either way. That does not really seem to be the thing going on anymore, but overall what is of concern is that they are so in open arms to people who make a life of being homeless corner beggars who would not want an actual job if it was offered to them.There are a lot better places to live, trust me. Don t make the mistake that we did.The music scene is not that great if you are interested, and yes there are a lot of poser people everywhere. The city smells of piss from homeless people shaking it wherever they can and the river is totally polluted. Homeless people bath in it too! I would not canoe or step foot in it for nothing! They try to blame it on Portland, but they are a huge contributor, so much for their conservation . It is really not that beautiful of a place. Also, I don t know what Dig is going on about up above, ha! but the people in that town couldn t give two F (Ks about whether or not you re a contributor . They will never care to get to know you, let alone, see if you are being active, in what, a town of over 100,000. It s a s-hithole. Don t listen to your friends. Need anymore advice? Let me know.
This is coming from a fourteen year old who lived in Eugene for five years (2002 - 2007).I LOVED Eugene. I miss it too. I m not sure if it s changed much but I went to Eugene recently (This summer) and it hadn t changed much. Same old. I guess it may depends on what area s you live in. I lived down in SE (U of O area) and there were a lot of good people. Yeah, there are druggies, hippies, homeless, etc. But it s not like the whole city is filled with them.Kids / Youth will be youth. There are horrible kids over here in Hawaii too. It is cool and laid back, from what I experienced anyway and my family can agree with me. I guess it depends on who you decide to socialize with and where you live. (I live in an apartment, btw). Like anywhere, it varies (again).You ll have to experience it for yourself to think what you want about it. It s like watching someone talk about racism towards white s in Hawaii and think that all locals are like that. That s bull. You need to experience and be a good person. See what kind of responses you get and if you like the town than tell yourself if you like it or not or if you think it s horrible or not.