Post poll says 3 in 4 D.C. residents feel "very" or "somewhat" safe in their neighborhoods

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Anonymous wrote:"More than three-quarters of Washingtonians (77 percent) feel they are “very” or “somewhat” safe from crime in their neighborhoods, up from 69 percent in 2022 and about the same percentage as in November 2019, before the pandemic," the Post reported today: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/09/dc-residents-feel-safe-post-schar-school-poll/

But more than 50 percent of D.C. residents say crime in D.C. is an "extremely" or "very" serious problem overall.

Interesting context for the recent developments in D.C. politics...

Did they pick people who reside in a little bubble?

No, there are people who are just scared of everything. Most of the people who think DC is a crime ridden hellhole don’t live in DC.

One second on the Nextdoor for SE DC can dispell you of that notion. Do you realize there are many many black people unhappy about crime in W7 and W8? Miss me with the social justice bros living in Mt Pleasant claiming that crime is NBD.

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Anonymous wrote:And that’s the myopic arrogance that made you a national laughing stock last week. DC is objectively crime ridden and we plan to vote against the incumbents in the next election because we do live in DC.

Your only hope is to bus yourself in a ton of fake voters and house them for 31 days before the vote. That’s unless the Senate hands you that one back too which I hear is likely.

What really gets me is just how deeply unintelligent Allan, Nadeau and Pinto come across. People despise you guys. Trust.

To be clear this is to the PP who says people who worry about crime don’t live in DC

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:"More than three-quarters of Washingtonians (77 percent) feel they are “very” or “somewhat” safe from crime in their neighborhoods, up from 69 percent in 2022 and about the same percentage as in November 2019, before the pandemic," the Post reported today: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/09/dc-residents-feel-safe-post-schar-school-poll/

But more than 50 percent of D.C. residents say crime in D.C. is an "extremely" or "very" serious problem overall.

Interesting context for the recent developments in D.C. politics...

Did they pick people who reside in a little bubble?

No, there are people who are just scared of everything. Most of the people who think DC is a crime ridden hellhole don’t live in DC.

One second on the Nextdoor for SE DC can dispell you of that notion. Do you realize there are many many black people unhappy about crime in W7 and W8? Miss me with the social justice bros living in Mt Pleasant claiming that crime is NBD.

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Anonymous wrote:I won't let my kid play at our nearest playground due to a shooting. I would only walk a large dog at night in my neighborhood. I avoid driving down a street two blocks away due to the frequency of shootings.

Last night we planned our route to the restaurant and from there to the concert to avoid the worst areas (multiple shootings, armed robberies of persons, and unprovoked attacks). Our friend from Baltimore thought DC was sketchiest its ever looked

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It’s a typo

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Anonymous wrote:Exactly! But please do look up the citizen reporter poll above, he’s a cool guy and a GoGo promoter

A poll by a crime journo answered by the crime journo's followers is not an unbiased sampling

Really? A Black male who knows DC first hand, and his followers who respect him?

Where you from?!

Washington DC. Where I learned political science, which included polling.

So you don’t define “somewhat safe”?
Let me guess where you learned it? American. 70% acceptance rate. Please carry on. Imma get the popcorn.

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Anonymous wrote:I think the geographic sampling of the poll is suspect.

I live in a ward 5 neighborhood closer to the river than North Cap. There is no question that crime has gotten worse in the last 3 years. Like it’s not debatable. And I definitely have safety concerns. It’s hard to summarize it as “feel safe” or “feel unsafe” because certain things get normalized for you. Like witnessing drug activity, hearing gun shots, etc. I know there’s a lot of stuff that goes on in my neighborhood that would make family and friends who live elsewhere feel unsafe, but I’ve acclimated to it. I don’t think that’s great.

Also, two notes:
- We notice a lot of spillover from crime in PG County where we are. This has always been true, but it seems like that’s gotten worse too. Like we hear more often about police pursuing suspects in our neighborhood for crimes in PG, including places like Hyattsville or Cheverly where we gave friends and generallly consider relatively safe. The carjackings especially, there’s an uptick. If you look at crime stats in DC without looking at some close in suburbs where there is spillover, you miss a lot about citizens actual exposure to crime.

- I have not seen stats (would like to) but the criminal behavior of minors, especially in the 10-14 range (so kids, no older teens) just seems so much worse than it used to. Really feel this must be related to prolonged school closures. I just think a lot of kids stopped going to school and never went back, or spent that time around family and friends who were bad role models. I don’t understand why this isn’t talked about more, like the impact of school closures on low income families, or families in neighborhoods with a lot of crime, is obvious.

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Anonymous wrote:If you read through the article, a very high percentage are worried about gun violence, which doesn't indicate to me that people feel safe. Also, they asked about neighborhoods but I leave my neighborhood all the time. I feel very safe walking my dog, but I do worry about car-jackings when I need to get groceries (technically, not in my neighborhood).

An interesting poll would also be how non-DC residents perceive DC. Are we going back to the "Murder One" days? I've stopped seeking appointments and services in less familiar neighborhoods. Can only imagine non-residents are avoiding the city all together. How much business are we losing?

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Contractors will not come in even to the nicest NW areas b/c it’s DC and it’s not worth getting their tools stolen

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Anonymous wrote:I used to drive the Southeast to play in indoor tennis leagues. No way I’d drive through those neighborhoods now.

LOL. I live in SE, probably next to where you played tennis. It’s not the war zone you think it is.

May not be a war zone but sure isn’t a lol

It’s not not a war zone. What do you call 30-50 shots?

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When the weather warms up, watch out

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you read through the article, a very high percentage are worried about gun violence, which doesn't indicate to me that people feel safe. Also, they asked about neighborhoods but I leave my neighborhood all the time. I feel very safe walking my dog, but I do worry about car-jackings when I need to get groceries (technically, not in my neighborhood).

An interesting poll would also be how non-DC residents perceive DC. Are we going back to the "Murder One" days? I've stopped seeking appointments and services in less familiar neighborhoods. Can only imagine non-residents are avoiding the city all together. How much business are we losing?

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Contractors will not come in even to the nicest NW areas b/c it’s DC and it’s not worth getting their tools stolen

This is just laughably untrue.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Exactly! But please do look up the citizen reporter poll above, he’s a cool guy and a GoGo promoter

A poll by a crime journo answered by the crime journo's followers is not an unbiased sampling

Really? A Black male who knows DC first hand, and his followers who respect him?

Where you from?!

Washington DC. Where I learned political science, which included polling.

So you don’t define “somewhat safe”?
Let me guess where you learned it? American. 70% acceptance rate. Please carry on. Imma get the popcorn.

I don't understand your question about defining somewhat safe? I was talking about how using a Twitter poll, where the respondents are self selected isn't accurate.

I'd also recommend agains eating popcorn that early in the morning. I learned that in my ES, which had a 100% acceptance rate.

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Anonymous wrote:I won't let my kid play at our nearest playground due to a shooting. I would only walk a large dog at night in my neighborhood. I avoid driving down a street two blocks away due to the frequency of shootings.

Last night we planned our route to the restaurant and from there to the concert to avoid the worst areas (multiple shootings, armed robberies of persons, and unprovoked attacks). Our friend from Baltimore thought DC was sketchiest its ever looked

Last night, I went to dinner in Shaw, and then got drinks on U st. I felt completely safe the entire time. My friend from Baltimore was confused by all the crime drama she's been seeing on Twitter.

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I am vry glad to hear the residence are safe. Thats how I feel in my neighborhood of SE DC. Thank governor Bowser for running the city right

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Anonymous wrote:I would like to see the difference over time in the very vs somewhat safe categories.

I'd like to see the % that have made changes to former routines and activities due to fear of crime in DMV.