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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In the past month there has been 1) murder of a bike messenger; 2) violent mugging of dog walker; 3) one woman physically assaulted walking home from metro) 4) one shooting at metro station one stop away. My road is literally divided between TP, MD and TP, DC. Same crime, better schools. [/quote]

I live in takoma park, MD. The murder of the bike messenger is nowhere near TKPK. Shooting is not either. Number 2 and 3 I haven’t heard of so I won’t comment but if it is not in the boundaries of TKPK you shouldn’t mention it here.

Look, I understand all of this is very close to you but this is the strange thing about the DMV one block can be safe and then you cross a line, usually a big avenue and the other side is simply not (maybe a whole US thing? I am a foreigner and this whole street by street difference in violence is very strange to me).

Tkpk feels very safe to me and my neighbors in terms physical violence. My kids are 8 and 10 and they walk with their friends to school or to their activities and I believe they are safe also wandering downtown at farmers market or shops etc.. the parks feel very safe.

It has property crime though: cars broken into, periodic waves of houses broken into (police told me it was more frequent for houses at the border with DC and PG as burglars hop back into other parts of DMV and police has a harder time coordinating).

My friends from Capitol Hill,  Columbia heights or pet worth tell me it feels much much safer. No comparison. And several have moved to Tkpk as a result.

BUT it is not perfect. It is close to the city. Things happen. If you are looking for perfect safety and no property crime this is not it. You probably need to go further in the suburbs. Some here said Bethesda, a friend in Bethesda was just telling me that contractors can’t leave their trucks unattended because there had been too many car jacks and materials stolen. I am sure Bethesda is safer than Tkpk but not perfect either.
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OMG. You are HILARIOUS. You should be in real estate. :)[/quote]

The revived thread make me discover the PP mocking my post. Can you elaborate on why my opinion and experience is ridiculous? [/quote]

I thought your post was very measured and helpful.[/quote]

Thank you :) [/quote]

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