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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, I live in the suburbs and some creepy things happen here too.  I sometimes think I would feel safer in DC, and I am not really kidding.  [/quote]

You may think you'd feel safer in DC, but it's just a feeling.  Below is a crime stat comparison between the zip codes for Woodley Park and Bethesda (I chose these two because they've both been mentioned in this thread).  Posters can be snarky all they want, but the stats show that you're 6 times more likely to be killed in Woodley Park than the average U.S. community, and half as likely to be killed in Bethesda than the average U.S. community.  You may like living in DC, and you may feel safe, but the stats tell a different story.

Here's the source:  http://www.onboardnavigator.com/webcontent/OBWC_Search.aspx?AID=102&CD_SID=CO001

[i]The Crime Index compares the risk or probability of future occurrence of certain types of crime in this community as compared to the national average. The national average for each type of crime equals a score of 1.0, so a score of 2.0 would represent twice the risk as the national average, and a score of 0.50 would represent half the risk of the national average.[/i]

20008, DC	Nat'l Avg	             20814, MD
TOTAL	          1.86	                   1.0	               .7
PERSONAL	  3.36	                   1.0	               .54
Murder	          6.03	                   1.0	               .4
Rape	          1.69	                   1.0	               .45
Robbery	          5.82	                   1.0	               .5
Assault	          2.29	                   1.0	               .6
PROPERTY	  1.81	                   1.0	               .99
Burglary	            .9	                           1.0	               .67
Larceny	          1.22	                   1.0	             1.37
MV Theft	          5.55	                   1.0	             1.05

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