Is Suitland dangerous?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please don't be in PG county. It is becoming an expensive ghetto.

+1.

That being said, please note the following: Western PG has safe charming areas — think Hyattsville / Mt Rainer area (essentially the route 1 corridor). In addition, further out PG as you get towards crofton doesn’t have charm but it has safe, upper middle / middle class areas where parents care and want their kids to do well — think Bowie. The rest of PG is essentially an expensive ghetto where you simply don’t want to live if you value safety, community, education, etc.

The issue with the charming areas like Route 1 corridor and Bowie for example, however, is that crime spillover, and a certain mentality has caused it to feel a little like living on the edge of danger. There are kids from decent backgrounds who get involved in gangs etc to “fit in” or “prove themselves” for example. That’s not to say this can’t happen in NoVa or Western MoCo, but it’s not comparable.

As someone who lived in PG, and then moved to MoCo, and then to NoVa where I am now, do yourself a favor and move straight to NoVa and don’t look back.

There are so many things wrong in this post...

There are plenty of nice areas of PG beyond Rt 1 and Bowie. Greenbelt, Berwyn, Cheverly, Glenarden, Mitchellville, Laurel, etc. Drive through on a nice Saturday afternoon and you can get the vibe of a neighborhood.

To answer the original question, I wouldn't live in Suitland just like I wouldn't live in Langley Park or Wheaton.

Placing Wheaton in the same sentence as Suitland and LP is pretty clueless.

[Anonymous]

Yes, its very dangerous.

People working at ONI do not leave their gated secured compound (which includes all ONI parking being inside the gated area) for any reason except to go home. People working at ONI universally wish it were in a safe neighborhood instead of Suitland.

[Anonymous]

You are asking a forum full of white people who have likely only driven through suitland at best. Never been there at all at worst. Their opinion about an area. You are much better suited actually going and having conversations with people. I promise you, you wont get killed when you do so.

And there are plenty of nice places in PG. places in PG that DCUM considers Ghetto where the average household income exceeds those of places DCUM considers liveable…What is the difference in these two places?…How black it is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You are asking a forum full of white people who have likely only driven through suitland at best. Never been there at all at worst. Their opinion about an area. You are much better suited actually going and having conversations with people. I promise you, you wont get killed when you do so.

And there are plenty of nice places in PG. places in PG that DCUM considers Ghetto where the average household income exceeds those of places DCUM considers liveable…What is the difference in these two places?…How black it is.

Hard to believe but many close in suburbs like Landover and Suitland still had working farms back in the 90s. Prince George’s County was mostly rural until recently. You could hear a Southern drawl (among all ages) in places like Greenbelt, Bowie and Laurel as recently in the 00s when I grew up.

PG is plenty livable today and still rural in parts. And PGCPs is finally rebuilding some of its aging schools, long the most neglected in the region.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please don't be in PG county. It is becoming an expensive ghetto.

+1.

That being said, please note the following: Western PG has safe charming areas — think Hyattsville / Mt Rainer area (essentially the route 1 corridor). In addition, further out PG as you get towards crofton doesn’t have charm but it has safe, upper middle / middle class areas where parents care and want their kids to do well — think Bowie. The rest of PG is essentially an expensive ghetto where you simply don’t want to live if you value safety, community, education, etc.

The issue with the charming areas like Route 1 corridor and Bowie for example, however, is that crime spillover, and a certain mentality has caused it to feel a little like living on the edge of danger. There are kids from decent backgrounds who get involved in gangs etc to “fit in” or “prove themselves” for example. That’s not to say this can’t happen in NoVa or Western MoCo, but it’s not comparable.

As someone who lived in PG, and then moved to MoCo, and then to NoVa where I am now, do yourself a favor and move straight to NoVa and don’t look back.

There are so many things wrong in this post...

There are plenty of nice areas of PG beyond Rt 1 and Bowie. Greenbelt, Berwyn, Cheverly, Glenarden, Mitchellville, Laurel, etc. Drive through on a nice Saturday afternoon and you can get the vibe of a neighborhood.

To answer the original question, I wouldn't live in Suitland just like I wouldn't live in Langley Park or Wheaton.

Placing Wheaton in the same sentence as Suitland and LP is pretty clueless.

So is claiming that all of PG is dangerous. I was making a point.
I've lived and worked in PG for over 20 years but the only time I have seen violence on the street was in Wheaton. The only time my car has broken into in was in Wheaton (different years).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please don't be in PG county. It is becoming an expensive ghetto.

+1.

That being said, please note the following: Western PG has safe charming areas — think Hyattsville / Mt Rainer area (essentially the route 1 corridor). In addition, further out PG as you get towards crofton doesn’t have charm but it has safe, upper middle / middle class areas where parents care and want their kids to do well — think Bowie. The rest of PG is essentially an expensive ghetto where you simply don’t want to live if you value safety, community, education, etc.

The issue with the charming areas like Route 1 corridor and Bowie for example, however, is that crime spillover, and a certain mentality has caused it to feel a little like living on the edge of danger. There are kids from decent backgrounds who get involved in gangs etc to “fit in” or “prove themselves” for example. That’s not to say this can’t happen in NoVa or Western MoCo, but it’s not comparable.

As someone who lived in PG, and then moved to MoCo, and then to NoVa where I am now, do yourself a favor and move straight to NoVa and don’t look back.

There are so many things wrong in this post...

There are plenty of nice areas of PG beyond Rt 1 and Bowie. Greenbelt, Berwyn, Cheverly, Glenarden, Mitchellville, Laurel, etc. Drive through on a nice Saturday afternoon and you can get the vibe of a neighborhood.

To answer the original question, I wouldn't live in Suitland just like I wouldn't live in Langley Park or Wheaton.

Placing Wheaton in the same sentence as Suitland and LP is pretty clueless.

So is claiming that all of PG is dangerous. I was making a point.
I've lived and worked in PG for over 20 years but the only time I have seen violence on the street was in Wheaton. The only time my car has broken into in was in Wheaton (different years).

Np here, and I have lived in both Wheaton (6 years) and Suitland (6 years). I found the urban living experiences to be comparable. However, my car insurance dropped about $20 monthly when I moved from Suitland to Wheaton.

[Anonymous]

I moved from Bowie to suitland and built a large new construction and it was the best decision I’ve made.

[Anonymous]

As I mentioned earlier, I have several middle class cousins who live there and they love it. They also love their neighbors.

[Anonymous]

House prices are static and riff-raff moving into the area. Byey.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As I mentioned earlier, I have several middle class cousins who live there and they love it. They also love their neighbors.

Definitely a “hidden gem.” And the brand new Suitland HS should be open in a few years. PG is finally investing in the Suitland area.

[Anonymous]

Again, I have lived in a quality built Masonry house in Suitland for 43 years. It’s about your neighbors not so much the city you live in. Good neighbors out way the so call crime rate, which can fluctuate. In the current time we are living in please don’t have a false sense of which areas are safe because you will be off guard. The young people and others that are committing crimes should have stiffer sentences. They are car jacking and stealing packages at an alarming rate in all communities. The mayors and governors, etc need to do something to curve this crime epidemic so people can continue to live in peace in any neighborhood. In fact, if you understand real estate, certain folks will buy in what is perceived as unsafe neighborhoods….follow the money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As I mentioned earlier, I have several middle class cousins who live there and they love it. They also love their neighbors.

Definitely a “hidden gem.” And the brand new Suitland HS should be open in a few years. PG is finally investing in the Suitland area.

Suitland "a hidden gem"? Give me a break. That's as ludicrous as the statement on the other side saying all of PG is dangerous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Again, I have lived in a quality built Masonry house in Suitland for 43 years. It’s about your neighbors not so much the city you live in. Good neighbors out way the so call crime rate, which can fluctuate. In the current time we are living in please don’t have a false sense of which areas are safe because you will be off guard. The young people and others that are committing crimes should have stiffer sentences. They are car jacking and stealing packages at an alarming rate in all communities. The mayors and governors, etc need to do something to curve this crime epidemic so people can continue to live in peace in any neighborhood. In fact, if you understand real estate, certain folks will buy in what is perceived as unsafe neighborhoods….follow the money.

No, they are not.

[Anonymous]

why do you want to live in suitalnd when you can live in Staford or Fredericksburg in same price? Doesn't makse sense

[Anonymous]

No to Suitland. Expand your search. Look at Cheverly, Upper Marlboro and below, Camp Springs, Seabrook. It might help if the OP comes back with a budget and what type of house.