The area and crime statistics can be offset by your tolerance to problems. 

I have learned to completely disregard articles like this and just constantly be checking my own statistics for my property and watch for trends.

I learned so much about business, statistics, economics, that I could work in pretty much any field.

I have not seen any statistics showing that sellers have been successful in negotiating down commissions other than in one-off scenarios.

And 2nd, because the statistics simply show persons with __% equity have <__% likelihood of defaulting and those at __% have higher and higher likelihood of default. 

Also, beware about national statistics.

The overlap is statistically insignificant.

Louis MSA (Metro Statistical Area) spans 2 states, 15 counties, and nearly 9,000 sq miles making it the 21st largest MSA in the United States, home to 2.9 million people.

I was trying to find them myself yet I just found a lot of different sources with different statistics.

Best wishesAgain, thank you for sharing, but if you think any kind of BULLYING is "good" BULLYING or to be considered "light" BULLYING, then I would urge you to do some research on the statistics and the subject.