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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2012/10/24/police-report-2-abduction-robberies-in-roland-park/

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-08-21/news/bs-md-roland-park-arrest-20130821_1_street-robberies-north-baltimore-second-suspect[/quote]

You found two incidents, one from 2012 and one from 2013, that each took place when people were out walking or biking at 2:00 in the morning. From that, we are supposed to believe that RP is some crime-ridden hellhole?[/quote]

Sounds like your reading comprehensions skills are the best.  Each article talks about a string of crimes, most of which were against pedestrians and joggers.  Only one of the shootings was late at night.  Do you even live in Baltimore?[/quote]

Yes, I live in Baltimore. I even lived here 5 years ago when those articles you cite were published. Have you ever lived anywhere OTHER than Baltimore?  You sound like the 80 year olds on my neighborhood listserv who call the police when someone they don't know rings their doorbell because everything is so DANGEROUS. [/quote]

Yup, I lived in philly, boston, low Angeles and dc.

I am also a prosecutor, so I think I have more access to info about crimes than many of you.

[b]Anyone thinking of living in Roland Park should take a drive going  west Cold Spring and evaluate what they think if that neighborhood.

And if you are thinking about Homeland/Guilford, drive down York and Greenmont, and then read on on the crime statistics for mid Govans/Waverly.[/b]

We don't live in a bubble.[/quote]

I used to live in a 'safe neighborhood' in Baltimore and this is great advice. In Baltimore the nice and bad parts of the city are just a few blocks apart. This is unlike the other cities that I've lived in (NYC, Boston and D.C.).[/quote]

Seriously?  That was DC 15 years ago.  I lived in Shaw b/f the Whole Foods.  2 blocks in any direction was the complete hood.  I wish I'd bought that house.  [/quote]

The difference is that we are talking about the nicest neighborhoods in the city, [b]the bad parts of the city are spreading out, not the reverse.[/b],  The York/green mount  area was actually much better 20 years ago, before they tore down Memorial stadium.

Nobody is saying don't live in thee neighborhoods, only that they are not as safe as one might think walking through on a sunny afternoon.  Aesthetically, Thur are lovely.[/quote]

That was my experience as well.  I lived in a neighborhood that was historically one of the better, safer neighborhoods, but it definitely went in the opposite direction.  There are a few factors that are contributing to that, which I won't go into here because they should be threads all their own.

I say this as someone who loves certain things about Baltimore and who was an active and engaged resident.   I'm not saying I'd discourage people from moving to Baltimore, but I don't think it's what OP is looking for.  I actually think something like Frederick would be more suitable.[/quote]

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