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Anonymous wrote:People get mugged in "nice" areas like the Hill because criminals know that people there have cash/iphones/etc in their pockets. I live in a truly terrible neighborhood, and NO ONE gets mugged. Shot, yes, but not mugged.

Exactly. The shootings concern me but those assaults are between people who know each other.

That's not true. What about that young father that had his head bashed in.

Yes, he was hurt badly in a robbery just like David Rosenbaum was killed in a robbery in upper NW and a man in Georgetown was also killed trying to keep his friend from being robbed several years ago and a guy who was being robbed outside the National Democratic Women's Club in Dupont Circle was also shot and killed. People get hurt and even killed in robberies. But the people I have just mentioned, including Mr. Maslin who had his head bashed in, were all attacked in nice neighborhoods. Mr. Maslin was walking through the nice section of Capitol Hill where people think they are safer than if they are walking by Potomac Gardens, the "bad" section of Capitol Hill.

But the shootings to which the pp is referring, take place in the "bad" section of Capitol Hill and are primarily (okay, should have qualified it) between people who are trying to get back at someone they know. The latest vicious attacks on strangers (Maslin, the Congresswoman, the elderly man) all took place in sections of Capitol Hill that people think are safer than the section by Potomac Gardens.

But that's okay - people love to think that if they can't actually see public housing from their front porch that somehow they're safer. You can go on thinking that - just be careful when you're walking home from all the new fashionable restaurants and bars because you're not.

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Anonymous wrote:People get mugged in "nice" areas like the Hill because criminals know that people there have cash/iphones/etc in their pockets. I live in a truly terrible neighborhood, and NO ONE gets mugged. Shot, yes, but not mugged.

Exactly. The shootings concern me but those assaults are between people who know each other.

That's not true. What about that young father that had his head bashed in.

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Anonymous wrote:People get mugged in "nice" areas like the Hill because criminals know that people there have cash/iphones/etc in their pockets. I live in a truly terrible neighborhood, and NO ONE gets mugged. Shot, yes, but not mugged.

Weel then, THAT makes me want to move there.

But the shootings aren't random. People are shooting people they know. In 10 years in my neighborhood, I've never known any law abiding citizen to be a victim of crime. That's why people can feel safe in a 'bad' neighborhood. That being said - obviously if I had the $$ to move somewhere else, I would. I don't have any other options at the moment. But the crime isn't affecting us directly, thank god.

This has to be one of the dumbest comments I read today. Don't worry the driveways will hit your neighbor's house and spare you and your family because it's just a rival gang issue. Don't forget to fly the right color so you won't be a target.

NP. How is it dumb? Have you ever lived in a neighborhood like this? I doubt it. I have, and PP is spot on. These aren't drive-bys moron, they're back alley confrontations.

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Anonymous wrote:People get mugged in "nice" areas like the Hill because criminals know that people there have cash/iphones/etc in their pockets. I live in a truly terrible neighborhood, and NO ONE gets mugged. Shot, yes, but not mugged.

Weel then, THAT makes me want to move there.

But the shootings aren't random. People are shooting people they know. In 10 years in my neighborhood, I've never known any law abiding citizen to be a victim of crime. That's why people can feel safe in a 'bad' neighborhood. That being said - obviously if I had the $$ to move somewhere else, I would. I don't have any other options at the moment. But the crime isn't affecting us directly, thank god.

Yes, the crime situation is a lot more complicated than people realize. I tutor a kid who lives in a public housing project on Alabama Avenue. When I check the weekly crime report in the WaPo's Local Living section, I check to see what crime is happening in her neighborhood as well as mine. Never read about robberies on her section of Alabama. It's safer for me to drop her off at her house after tutoring than it is for me to go out to dinner in Adams Morgan.

Where do all the people who are committing the crimes live?

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Anonymous wrote:People get mugged in "nice" areas like the Hill because criminals know that people there have cash/iphones/etc in their pockets. I live in a truly terrible neighborhood, and NO ONE gets mugged. Shot, yes, but not mugged.

Weel then, THAT makes me want to move there.

But people get mugged in Adams Morgan all the time - yet you don't see hysterical posts about it here.

For that matter, kids get robbed in Georgetown all the time because so many of them have been raised with more money than common sense. Yet you don't see people fleeing Georgetown or home values dipping there. Trust me, I used to work at GU and there were multiple public safety alerts per day. David Rosenbaum was assaulted and robbed in one of the toniest neighborhoods in upper NW. The perps went there because they knew that residents in the area have money.

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Anonymous wrote:People get mugged in "nice" areas like the Hill because criminals know that people there have cash/iphones/etc in their pockets. I live in a truly terrible neighborhood, and NO ONE gets mugged. Shot, yes, but not mugged.

Weel then, THAT makes me want to move there.

But the shootings aren't random. People are shooting people they know. In 10 years in my neighborhood, I've never known any law abiding citizen to be a victim of crime. That's why people can feel safe in a 'bad' neighborhood. That being said - obviously if I had the $$ to move somewhere else, I would. I don't have any other options at the moment. But the crime isn't affecting us directly, thank god.

Yes, the crime situation is a lot more complicated than people realize. I tutor a kid who lives in a public housing project on Alabama Avenue. When I check the weekly crime report in the WaPo's Local Living section, I check to see what crime is happening in her neighborhood as well as mine. Never read about robberies on her section of Alabama. It's safer for me to drop her off at her house after tutoring than it is for me to go out to dinner in Adams Morgan.

Anonymous wrote:People get mugged in "nice" areas like the Hill because criminals know that people there have cash/iphones/etc in their pockets. I live in a truly terrible neighborhood, and NO ONE gets mugged. Shot, yes, but not mugged.

Exactly. The shootings concern me but those assaults are between people who know each other.

So you have to choose your crime now? Wow.

OP, the popular times for break ins are the spring, but also the holiday season (now) - for the most part.

OP - what kind of crime are you most worried about? What are you trying to escape by moving?

I live in Silver Spring and agree it's an alternative that might suit you but it's not crime-free. When we bought in 2006 we were torn between Cap Hill and Silver Spring. In our close-in Silver Spring neighborhood there is less "urban grittiness" than you would find on Cap Hill. My 9 yr old is allowed around the neighborhood (few streets) on her own when going to play with friends. I don't think I would allow this on Cap Hill. That said, Silver Spring is not crime-free. There are fairly regular break-ins to both cars and houses. We are lucky not to have experienced this ourselves. There are things you can do to deter this (lighting, fencing, dog, alarm). There is also violent crime in Silver Spring, of course, tends to be concentrated in certain neighborhoods.

Hope this helps.

Anonymous wrote:Crime on the Hill spikes every winter near the holidays. Gets dark earlier, the kids can wear concealing clothing without standing out, people travel a lot and leave houses vacant.

I totally understand if it bothers you, but so long as you take some precautions and pay attention, you should be fine.

So many people put themselves in compromising situations. At least 3 days a week I want to stop single women having long conversations on the phone walking home in the dark. Hello -- get off the phone and look around! You are making yourself a target!

I always thought springtime was the worst for crime. Warm weather brings out the thugs in force.

Anonymous wrote:I second Hyattsville / University Park. Nice, safe, and convenient to your Severna Park commute.

But questionable schools. University Park will get you through elementary, but then you'll have to look elsewhere.

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Let's not act like Capitol Hill used to be some super safe neighborhood back in the day.

Um, yes, it was. And very family oriented at that. It went to Hell in a handbasket in the 1950's. Those with the wherewithal to leave, did.

Um before 1950s is not back in the day, that's way damn back in the day, lol.

Let's not act like Capitol Hill used to be some super safe neighborhood back in the day.

Um, yes, it was. And very family oriented at that. It went to Hell in a handbasket in the 1950's. Those with the wherewithal to leave, did.

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Anonymous wrote:DIVERSITY BABY !

You take the good
You take the bad

Well they were there first. Let's not act like Capitol Hill used to be some super safe neighborhood back in the day. It was the hood.

Still IS the hood

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"they"?

Act dumb if it suits you

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:DIVERSITY BABY !

You take the good
You take the bad

Well they were there first. Let's not act like Capitol Hill used to be some super safe neighborhood back in the day. It was the hood.

Still IS the hood

/ corrected

"they"?