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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've lived in Petworth since 2001. Raised my children here (lotteried into WOTP schools, although I see more and more neighborhood folks walking their kids to local schools each morning). Crime, while not great, is not the hellscape some try to describe. It's a great neighborhood that is accessible to other parts of the city and it's easy to get into Maryland[/quote]

You’re likely just used to the crime. ANY shootings in a residential neighborhood is unacceptable and not a place to raise a family.  There is notably higher crime in Petworth and anyone choosing to live there has either low standards or is delusional. [/quote]

Agreed, any gun related crime in any neighborhood is simply unacceptable. It becomes too risky (however small the probability may be) to yourself and loved ones.

Frankly the DC Council was far too accommodating to crime over the past few years, coupled with attorneys lack of prosecutions of cases. Hopefully Secure DC will help, at least, to bring the DC area to pre-pandemic crime levels. But I frankly don't think it goes far enough. They really need to reduce juvenile age from 26 back to 18, increase minimum incarceration for carjacking, armed robberies, and any other gun related or violent crimes (I am of the view of 30 year minimum but most would think that's extreme), keep the criminals in jail until their case goes to trial, increased penalties of store robberies, and etc.[/quote]

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