I came to the Valley from Kodiak 41 years ago. Kodiak was *nuts* back then. Arguably, the Valley has never been that nuts, but there has been nasty stuff going on regularly. I remember cops firing at bad guys right across the Glenn Highway on the north side of Palmer and some guy barbecuing his roommate over by Smith Road ... just fer starters ... As for Anchorage, in 1975 I was held at gunpoint at the Milky Way restaurant (kiddy-corner from 4th Ave. Theater) for what seemed like an eternity. Time goes by real slow when you are looking down the barrel of a glock ...