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I as a resident am loyal to and love the county, but it is assumed that our high crime rate (in relation to neighboring counties) is because of our proximity to the poor areas of Washington, DC. 
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No, convention wisdom is that as poorer areas of DC gentrify and the poorest people are pushed out, they are moving to PG County being the cheapest nearest place to move into.

Honestly the only "solution" to this problem is to gentrify PG county as well and push the poorest people... out somewhere else. [/quote]

Thats true but PG refused to gentrify. The residents want it but the County govt refuses. Its weird[/quote

This doesn't make sense. Gentrification happens when people see opportunities for themselves and can take advantage of an area that is struggling. It often happens at the expense of current residents. What are you suggesting is "on offer" for your potential gentrifiers? For the most part, I see cheaper housing and few attractive school options. In the local communities where the neighborhoods have strong ( usually cross- race) communities and near by decent school options housing prices have already risen, so that's no call for folks looking for a housing bargain. Gentrification also often happens when there is beautiful older housing stock that can be renovated into homes of beauty. Not much of that available. One other factor is walkability. Hyattsville is an example of some options. However, it's not inexpensive at this point and public school options are limited. McMansions do not draw home improvement couples looking to dandy up a nice house they couldn't otherwise afford. With increased poverty rates, and transient student populations, it's difficult to trend up with test scores. Not impossible, and every effort should be made but difficult. Plus, there's a shrinking tax base to support it. It's a hard situation, but I don't see where gentrification fits in.[/quote]

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