And that’s the myopic arrogance that made you a national laughing stock last week. DC is objectively crime ridden and we plan to vote against the incumbents in the next election because we do live in DC.

Your only hope is to bus yourself in a ton of fake voters and house them for 31 days before the vote. That’s unless the Senate hands you that one back too which I hear is likely.

What really gets me is just how deeply unintelligent Allan, Nadeau and Pinto come across. People despise you guys. Trust.

I won't let my kid play at our nearest playground due to a shooting. I would only walk a large dog at night in my neighborhood. I avoid driving down a street two blocks away due to the frequency of shootings.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"More than three-quarters of Washingtonians (77 percent) feel they are “very” or “somewhat” safe from crime in their neighborhoods, up from 69 percent in 2022 and about the same percentage as in November 2019, before the pandemic," the Post reported today: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/09/dc-residents-feel-safe-post-schar-school-poll/

But more than 50 percent of D.C. residents say crime in D.C. is an "extremely" or "very" serious problem overall.

Interesting context for the recent developments in D.C. politics...

Did they pick people who reside in a little bubble?

No, there are people who are just scared of everything. Most of the people who think DC is a crime ridden hellhole don’t live in DC.

I love my DC neighborhood and feel safe. My teenagers walk our dogs and night. They walk to the metro alone to go to school.

Little crime-denying twerps are overrepresented on the local social exchanges and in the local politics. You can see them coming a mile off, typically by how pale they are

Anonymous wrote:"More than three-quarters of Washingtonians (77 percent) feel they are “very” or “somewhat” safe from crime in their neighborhoods, up from 69 percent in 2022 and about the same percentage as in November 2019, before the pandemic," the Post reported today: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/09/dc-residents-feel-safe-post-schar-school-poll/

But more than 50 percent of D.C. residents say crime in D.C. is an "extremely" or "very" serious problem overall.

Interesting context for the recent developments in D.C. politics...

Did they pick people who reside in a little bubble?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I used to drive the Southeast to play in indoor tennis leagues. No way I’d drive through those neighborhoods now.

LOL. I live in SE, probably next to where you played tennis. It’s not the war zone you think it is.

I played in two different locations; one much worse than the other. I feel bad for the innocent people living there.

Anonymous wrote:I’m not sure that “somewhat safe” is a ringing endorsement…

+1 seriously

Anonymous wrote:I used to drive the Southeast to play in indoor tennis leagues. No way I’d drive through those neighborhoods now.

LOL. I live in SE, probably next to where you played tennis. It’s not the war zone you think it is.

I think the geographic sampling of the poll is suspect.

I live in a ward 5 neighborhood closer to the river than North Cap. There is no question that crime has gotten worse in the last 3 years. Like it’s not debatable. And I definitely have safety concerns. It’s hard to summarize it as “feel safe” or “feel unsafe” because certain things get normalized for you. Like witnessing drug activity, hearing gun shots, etc. I know there’s a lot of stuff that goes on in my neighborhood that would make family and friends who live elsewhere feel unsafe, but I’ve acclimated to it. I don’t think that’s great.

Also, two notes:
- We notice a lot of spillover from crime in PG County where we are. This has always been true, but it seems like that’s gotten worse too. Like we hear more often about police pursuing suspects in our neighborhood for crimes in PG, including places like Hyattsville or Cheverly where we gave friends and generallly consider relatively safe. The carjackings especially, there’s an uptick. If you look at crime stats in DC without looking at some close in suburbs where there is spillover, you miss a lot about citizens actual exposure to crime.

- I have not seen stats (would like to) but the criminal behavior of minors, especially in the 10-14 range (so kids, no older teens) just seems so much worse than it used to. Really feel this must be related to prolonged school closures. I just think a lot of kids stopped going to school and never went back, or spent that time around family and friends who were bad role models. I don’t understand why this isn’t talked about more, like the impact of school closures on low income families, or families in neighborhoods with a lot of crime, is obvious.

I’m in DC, and I feel very safe in my neighborhood, but I also think that crime is a concern. That poll doesn’t tell you much.

Anonymous wrote:I used to drive the Southeast to play in indoor tennis leagues. No way I’d drive through those neighborhoods now.

You avoid all of SE DC? Trolls aren’t even trying anymore.

I used to drive the Southeast to play in indoor tennis leagues. No way I’d drive through those neighborhoods now.

Anonymous wrote:If you read through the article, a very high percentage are worried about gun violence, which doesn't indicate to me that people feel safe. Also, they asked about neighborhoods but I leave my neighborhood all the time. I feel very safe walking my dog, but I do worry about car-jackings when I need to get groceries (technically, not in my neighborhood).

An interesting poll would also be how non-DC residents perceive DC. Are we going back to the "Murder One" days? I've stopped seeking appointments and services in less familiar neighborhoods. Can only imagine non-residents are avoiding the city all together. How much business are we losing?

I would like to see the difference over time in the very vs somewhat safe categories.