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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No worse than apple tree Columbia heights, Mundo Verde p street, or lots of other schools with long wait lists.[/quote]

Folks have had their cars broken into at MV8. Crimes of opportunity will happen anywhere in this city if you don't use good judgement (like leaving your purse in your car during drop off).[/quote]

What does MV8 have to do with this post? MV P street is in very crime ridden area and the kids have to walk to playground. I’d also add that while MV8 is in a decent neighborhood, Turkey Thicket (where they play) is known to have more crime. Point is I wouldn’t have any more qualms sending kid to TRY than I would MVP.[/quote]

Was just on DCUM searching for some info on MV8 and saw this post. Just want to set the record straight as someone who lives in the neighborhood: there are a fair number of property-related crimes and shootings in Michigan Park and vicinity. (A Brookland MS student was shot next to Turkey Thicket a few weeks ago.) Carjackings are not unheard of, and police car chases down Michigan Ave. (and sometimes through residential neighborhoods) occur every so often (usually, as we later learn, involving criminals crossing over from PG into DC). MV8 is close to the train tracks in a somewhat secluded area, so crimes of opportunity (eg, theft and burglary) can and certainly do occur. I share this so folks have an eyes-wide-open understanding of the neighborhood. Do similar crimes happen elsewhere? Sure. But I don’t live elsewhere and can’t tell you how crime rates compare. I can only tell you what we deal with here. [/quote]

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