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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People who aren't vacationing in DC because of fear of being murdered are also not vacationing in NYC, Chicago, LA, Seattle... in other words, people who are very fearful of crime avoid large cities. [b]Your risk of being a victim of crime while vacationing in DC are ridiculously low.[/b]

The actual threats to tourism in DC are the closures of bars and restaurants and the decline in activity in popular tourist destinations like Chinatown. If raising tourism tax helps the city invest in those neighborhoods and support small businesses, it genuinely could benefit the city.

Many DC tourists stay outside the city anyway. The big tour groups often stay in budget hotels just outside the city and then take the buses downtown and to the Mall.[/quote]

We don't vacation as a part of tour groups, and yes -- I am afraid of crime in DC. Murder isn't my primary concern -- being mugged, robbed at gunpoint, or carjacked would be the concerns.[/quote]

That's fine. Would you vacation in New York City, central Boston or Chicago, downtown Seattle or San Francisco? Or, for that matter, central London or Paris or Berlin or Tokyo or Hong Kong or Buenos Aires? My guess is no. If you won't visit large cities with some inevitable incidence of crime, then there is likely nothing DC could do to make you feel "safe".

Enjoy Disney World or the OBX or wherever it is you do enjoy traveling.[/quote]

PP here. I've traveled to quite a few cities in the states and Europe in my lifetime. Feel free to dismiss the crime in DC. [/quote]

Which cities? When? The point is, if you are currently unwilling to travel to DC because of crime, you must not travel to other major cities which all have the same issues with crime at the moment. I am a resident of DC and don't dismiss the crime at all -- I know it's happening and would like it to be addressed, plus understand that we likely need to address some of the systemic issues driving it at the moment (like housing costs resulting in more unhoused people, lingering issues with truancy and criminality among teenagers owing in part to school closures during Covid, and inflation and cost of living increases that are leading people on the economic bubble to turn to property and violent crimes).

But it's silly to act like we should address crime so that YOU can feel more comfortable visiting our city, when it's unlikely you would visit any city right now due to your sensitivity to crime. Cities have crime. If that is too scary for you, don't visit cities! I don't think DC should tailor it's policies to pleasing you, a person who does not live here and doesn't want to visit.[/quote]

PP here. I'm not asking anyone to tailor policies for ME, thank you. I made a comment about tourism. If DC has plenty of tourists, then don't do anything about the crime.[/quote]

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