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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many nice neighborhoods have been mentioned in this string. As for DTSS?  Nope.  Not nearby or an amenity IMO.

My son and I used to eat in DTSS nearly every weekend for years.  We always parked in this garage.    No more.  Have not been back since.

Family Pleads for Answers as Man's Killing in Silver Spring Parking Garage Goes Unsolved.

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/family-pleads-for-answers-as-mans-killing-in-silver-spring-parking-garage-goes-unsolved/3340528/

And then the shootout in DT  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtRESki13YY

On the other hand, I see that robbers were in the Bethesda Target recently, so there's that.  
https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail_Pol.aspx?Item_ID=46205[/quote]

If you're so obsessed with unsolved murders, then I'm sure this one in Arlington will be of interest to you also. (Or maybe not, since you only care about trashing Silver Spring): https://www.arlnow.com/2024/02/20/four-years-after-unsolved-ballston-murder-no-new-details-from-police/

And in terms of shootouts, how about three teens being shot on Halloween, again in Arlington: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/3-shot-on-columbia-pike-in-arlington-on-halloween-night/3756138/

And armed robberies, well those are sadly common throughout the DMV. Here's one in Arlington where one person was shot and a bystander just missed getting shot: https://wjla.com/news/local/person-shot-robbed-suspects-run-off-bystander-survived-coffee-shop-ballston-arlington-county-police-department-investigation-gun-violence-gunshot-wounds-dmv-crime

I really have no idea why people on here are so obsessed about trashing SS and acting like they live in areas that are free of crime. My theory is that people just want to defend having paid so much money to live in their high-priced areas that are not any safer than SS.
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Don’t act like SS isn’t far shittier than Arlington and then turn around and say that other postere are defensive. Makes it impossible to take you seriously.[/quote]

Just because you dislike SS and insist on making every crime in SS worthy of ten posts on DCUM, that does not make your dislike justified, especially as you ignore all the comparable crime happening elsewhere. I hope you've found what you're looking for in NoVA, but for anyone who wants a safe area that is full of great people and wonderful neighborhoods, SS is an excellent choice.[/quote]

You are arguing in bad faith. Silver Spring has far more crime than Arlington or Alexandria and the stats back it up. It is also, unlike Arlington or Alexandria, on a downward trajectory in terms of crime and general quality of life.

I’ve lived in this area for 40 years. Downtown Silver Spring was much nicer 15-20 years ago. It had slidden downhill as DC’s crime rates have ticked up. DC had 92 homicides in 2012 and carjackings weren’t nearly as prevalent as they are now. Last year DC had 274 (!!!) murders and almost 1,000 carjackings. Silver Spring is just up Georgia Avenue from some sketchy neighborhoods in NE. It is not rocket science that a lot of crime would spill over into MoCo. Additionally, criminals know that the DAs in MoCo are far more lax than the DAs in Northern VA.

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