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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a longtime resident of DC and my complaints about recent crime are based on my experience living in the city and my fears for where the city might be headed in coming years. If you've lived here a very long time, as I have, you remember how bad it can get.

Yes, some of the people who complain about DC crime are people who have never lived her or people who left for the burbs and who want to justify their preconceived notions. These people are annoying. Especially because a lot of the crime issues DC is currently facing also exist in most of the close-in suburbs. One reason we aren't currently planning to move is that the places we'd be most likely to move due to price and proximity of family are PG County or Silver Spring, both of which are dealign with many of the exact same issues.

We should all be worried about an increase in violent crime (I'm aware that MPD is repeating a decline in some aspects of violent crime -- never believe DC's heavily massaged crime stats) but especially the increase in juveniles, younger and younger, committing these crimes. That's a problem with a lot of externalities, not just for the victims of these crimes but for these kids themselves, and for the future of DC. It should bother everyone that there are so many 12-17 yr olds committing violent crimes right now. I worry about it ever day.

Lots of great things about DC. IYKYK, I don't need to go on about it to people who already live here. Let's protect the good stuff by doing something about the bad stuff.[/quote]

Well said.

(DC native who gets annoyed by both those who claim this city sucks, and those who refuse to acknowledge a single flaw)[/quote]

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