DC ranked almost last for home and community safety

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Anonymous wrote:If you move to Northern VA and drive into work and park in a secure building you will be fairly safe.

DC is worse at nights and weekends.

+1, DH and I lived in DC for 5 years and then migrated out to VA. Now we literally only set foot in DC to go to work, where we park in our secure buildings. We used to have occasional date nights in DC after work, but we don’t anymore because it’s not worth it. It’s really sad.

I live and work in DC. I've never been robbed, never had my car broken into and have never had my car stolen. Lots of us here thank you. I go out at night all the time. I NEVER step foot in VA. Never. Not worth it. Please, there are people like you. I'm way happier in DC.

This is the attitude of very privileged people who are able to buy safety and use their perch gaslight everyone else about the crime situation most of us deal with daily.

I live in NE, not West of the Park. I lived in Shaw when they were still shooting at O Street Market (not the gentrified "Market at O Street"). I understand that crime in going up. I'm also not paranoid. I've always walked through life like a live in a city. The number of people I see walking down the street look at their phones is astonishing. The number of people who still keep stuff in the car is amazing. The number of people not paying attention to their surroundings is ridiculous. I look at people (especially white people) who walk around like they believe they are teflon is shocking. My black friends actually laugh about how white people cross the street without looking with confidence because it only occurs to them that a car will stop.

I think people have been lulled into a belief that because the city is gentrifying, you no longer have to be wise about your safety. My son told me about an incident he saw at 2am. He was out with some friends and he saw someone that I had previously introduced him too who sloppy drunk barely able to walk down the street after stumbling out of a bar. This guy was just out having a good time. He was about to robbed. My son stopped it because he knew I knew the guy. That was about to be a crime of opportunity. Should that ever happen - of course not. But we must be more careful.

Victim blaming. If you want to know who is voting for Charles Allen it’s this person right here.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you move to Northern VA and drive into work and park in a secure building you will be fairly safe.

DC is worse at nights and weekends.

+1, DH and I lived in DC for 5 years and then migrated out to VA. Now we literally only set foot in DC to go to work, where we park in our secure buildings. We used to have occasional date nights in DC after work, but we don’t anymore because it’s not worth it. It’s really sad.

I live and work in DC. I've never been robbed, never had my car broken into and have never had my car stolen. Lots of us here thank you. I go out at night all the time. I NEVER step foot in VA. Never. Not worth it. Please, there are people like you. I'm way happier in DC.

This is the attitude of very privileged people who are able to buy safety and use their perch gaslight everyone else about the crime situation most of us deal with daily.

I live in NE, not West of the Park. I lived in Shaw when they were still shooting at O Street Market (not the gentrified "Market at O Street"). I understand that crime in going up. I'm also not paranoid. I've always walked through life like a live in a city. The number of people I see walking down the street look at their phones is astonishing. The number of people who still keep stuff in the car is amazing. The number of people not paying attention to their surroundings is ridiculous. I look at people (especially white people) who walk around like they believe they are teflon is shocking. My black friends actually laugh about how white people cross the street without looking with confidence because it only occurs to them that a car will stop.

I think people have been lulled into a belief that because the city is gentrifying, you no longer have to be wise about your safety. My son told me about an incident he saw at 2am. He was out with some friends and he saw someone that I had previously introduced him too who sloppy drunk barely able to walk down the street after stumbling out of a bar. This guy was just out having a good time. He was about to robbed. My son stopped it because he knew I knew the guy. That was about to be a crime of opportunity. Should that ever happen - of course not. But we must be more careful.

So black people deserve to live in neighborhoods where they always have to be on alert?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you move to Northern VA and drive into work and park in a secure building you will be fairly safe.

DC is worse at nights and weekends.

+1, DH and I lived in DC for 5 years and then migrated out to VA. Now we literally only set foot in DC to go to work, where we park in our secure buildings. We used to have occasional date nights in DC after work, but we don’t anymore because it’s not worth it. It’s really sad.

I live and work in DC. I've never been robbed, never had my car broken into and have never had my car stolen. Lots of us here thank you. I go out at night all the time. I NEVER step foot in VA. Never. Not worth it. Please, there are people like you. I'm way happier in DC.

This is the attitude of very privileged people who are able to buy safety and use their perch gaslight everyone else about the crime situation most of us deal with daily.

I live in NE, not West of the Park. I lived in Shaw when they were still shooting at O Street Market (not the gentrified "Market at O Street"). I understand that crime in going up. I'm also not paranoid. I've always walked through life like a live in a city. The number of people I see walking down the street look at their phones is astonishing. The number of people who still keep stuff in the car is amazing. The number of people not paying attention to their surroundings is ridiculous. I look at people (especially white people) who walk around like they believe they are teflon is shocking. My black friends actually laugh about how white people cross the street without looking with confidence because it only occurs to them that a car will stop.

I think people have been lulled into a belief that because the city is gentrifying, you no longer have to be wise about your safety. My son told me about an incident he saw at 2am. He was out with some friends and he saw someone that I had previously introduced him too who sloppy drunk barely able to walk down the street after stumbling out of a bar. This guy was just out having a good time. He was about to robbed. My son stopped it because he knew I knew the guy. That was about to be a crime of opportunity. Should that ever happen - of course not. But we must be more careful.

So black people deserve to live in neighborhoods where they always have to be on alert?

I'm going to be totally honest, I think the idea that white people cross the street without looking with confidence because it only occurs to them a car will stop is a super weird idea that lives only in your head. It's an over application of the idea that white people don't worry as much in their environment as black people. Believe me, we worry about getting run over too. It's also kind of a weird hobby you and your friend have. I'm guessing you send each other white people memes too, and all that? Whatever gets you through the day, I guess!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you move to Northern VA and drive into work and park in a secure building you will be fairly safe.

DC is worse at nights and weekends.

+1, DH and I lived in DC for 5 years and then migrated out to VA. Now we literally only set foot in DC to go to work, where we park in our secure buildings. We used to have occasional date nights in DC after work, but we don’t anymore because it’s not worth it. It’s really sad.

I live and work in DC. I've never been robbed, never had my car broken into and have never had my car stolen. Lots of us here thank you. I go out at night all the time. I NEVER step foot in VA. Never. Not worth it. Please, there are people like you. I'm way happier in DC.

I lived in DC for over twenty-five years and was never the victim of a violent crime. I had many packages stolen, plenty of outdoor property theft and my parked car was the victim of a hit and run. However, many of my neighbors were robbed, assaulted and had their cars stolen. I saw one of my neigbors viciously beaten during a robbery attempt at 3pm. Two neighbors on my block were held up at gunpoint before 9pm. What is your point? Do you have to wait until you have a gun put to your temple before you worry about crime? Good for you. You like to take chances but many do not so they move. Others would love to move but they are poor and they cannot afford to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you move to Northern VA and drive into work and park in a secure building you will be fairly safe.

DC is worse at nights and weekends.

+1, DH and I lived in DC for 5 years and then migrated out to VA. Now we literally only set foot in DC to go to work, where we park in our secure buildings. We used to have occasional date nights in DC after work, but we don’t anymore because it’s not worth it. It’s really sad.

I live and work in DC. I've never been robbed, never had my car broken into and have never had my car stolen. Lots of us here thank you. I go out at night all the time. I NEVER step foot in VA. Never. Not worth it. Please, there are people like you. I'm way happier in DC.

This is the attitude of very privileged people who are able to buy safety and use their perch gaslight everyone else about the crime situation most of us deal with daily.

I live in NE, not West of the Park. I lived in Shaw when they were still shooting at O Street Market (not the gentrified "Market at O Street"). I understand that crime in going up. I'm also not paranoid. I've always walked through life like a live in a city. The number of people I see walking down the street look at their phones is astonishing. The number of people who still keep stuff in the car is amazing. The number of people not paying attention to their surroundings is ridiculous. I look at people (especially white people) who walk around like they believe they are teflon is shocking. My black friends actually laugh about how white people cross the street without looking with confidence because it only occurs to them that a car will stop.

I think people have been lulled into a belief that because the city is gentrifying, you no longer have to be wise about your safety. My son told me about an incident he saw at 2am. He was out with some friends and he saw someone that I had previously introduced him too who sloppy drunk barely able to walk down the street after stumbling out of a bar. This guy was just out having a good time. He was about to robbed. My son stopped it because he knew I knew the guy. That was about to be a crime of opportunity. Should that ever happen - of course not. But we must be more careful.

So black people deserve to live in neighborhoods where they always have to be on alert?

I'm going to be totally honest, I think the idea that white people cross the street without looking with confidence because it only occurs to them a car will stop is a super weird idea that lives only in your head. It's an over application of the idea that white people don't worry as much in their environment as black people. Believe me, we worry about getting run over too. It's also kind of a weird hobby you and your friend have. I'm guessing you send each other white people memes too, and all that? Whatever gets you through the day, I guess!

DP... I actually see a whole lot more black people in NE and elsewhere wandering out into the street like they don't care than I see white people doing that. Like ignoring the perfectly good, safe, marked and signaled crosswalk 25 feet away and instead wading right out into the middle of a line of moving cars that have a green light like as if they are the king of DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you move to Northern VA and drive into work and park in a secure building you will be fairly safe.

DC is worse at nights and weekends.

+1, DH and I lived in DC for 5 years and then migrated out to VA. Now we literally only set foot in DC to go to work, where we park in our secure buildings. We used to have occasional date nights in DC after work, but we don’t anymore because it’s not worth it. It’s really sad.

I live and work in DC. I've never been robbed, never had my car broken into and have never had my car stolen. Lots of us here thank you. I go out at night all the time. I NEVER step foot in VA. Never. Not worth it. Please, there are people like you. I'm way happier in DC.

This is the attitude of very privileged people who are able to buy safety and use their perch gaslight everyone else about the crime situation most of us deal with daily.

I live in NE, not West of the Park. I lived in Shaw when they were still shooting at O Street Market (not the gentrified "Market at O Street"). I understand that crime in going up. I'm also not paranoid. I've always walked through life like a live in a city. The number of people I see walking down the street look at their phones is astonishing. The number of people who still keep stuff in the car is amazing. The number of people not paying attention to their surroundings is ridiculous. I look at people (especially white people) who walk around like they believe they are teflon is shocking. My black friends actually laugh about how white people cross the street without looking with confidence because it only occurs to them that a car will stop.

I think people have been lulled into a belief that because the city is gentrifying, you no longer have to be wise about your safety. My son told me about an incident he saw at 2am. He was out with some friends and he saw someone that I had previously introduced him too who sloppy drunk barely able to walk down the street after stumbling out of a bar. This guy was just out having a good time. He was about to robbed. My son stopped it because he knew I knew the guy. That was about to be a crime of opportunity. Should that ever happen - of course not. But we must be more careful.

So black people deserve to live in neighborhoods where they always have to be on alert?

Most black people are sick of the crime too. And they too know that 90% plus of it is being driven by the 1% of DC that are teenage crash dummy "free-car" kids, and most of the remainder by known serial offenders. It's damn frustrating