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[quote=Anonymous]We lived on the Hill and have  friends who remain and many more who have left.  Whether it's safe or not is subjective.  Objectively, there is a ton more crime on the Hill than in any of the JKLM areas.  We moved from a great house near Eastern Market 5 years ago to Upper NW because I didn't feel safe having kids on the Hill.  We were lucky in that while we were there, we only experienced a steady stream of petty crime (cars being broken into, things stolen from front porch and garage, etc.).  I have several friends who have been victims or more serious crime, including robbed at gun and knife-point, house robbed while they were home and a car jacking, among many home burglaries and auto thefts.  At one point, there was a person or group targeting women with strollers.  In the 5 years I've lived in NW, I haven't heard of one of these types of serious crimes and and the petty crime is so rare, it's virtually unheard of.

Aside from the crime, there is a non-criminal element to the Hill.  The parks will be full of families and people with dogs at certain times, but other times, you can still find homeless people sleeping on benches and the odd needle or used condom (I've seen any of these in any of the NW parks).  Walk around and you can smell the urine of said homeless people who don't discriminate where they relieve themselves (including your garden).  At least monthly, you'll get someone knocking on your door begging for money at odd times of the day or night.  I worked from home and never felt safe during the day b/c everyone around me was gone and that's when these characters seemed to come out.  I also never felt safe going out and getting home later than 9.

I can easily think of a dozen friends we had who lived on the Hill who moved to the JKLM area before they had children or when their kids were babies.  The schools may have been an issue, but they were more concerned with the safety.  We just found out that one close family friends we have who still live on the Hill are desperately trying to buy a house in NW because there was an incident with their middle-schooler while he was riding his bike and he keeps telling his parents he doesn't feel safe in their neighborhood.

Many people have a different tolerance level for crime than we do and you may feel perfectly comfortable living on the Hill.  However, I urge you to do your research, including looking at crime stats, reading M.O.T.H., before making a decision.[/quote]

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