MaxPower wrote:DC has gotten a lot safer from what I understand.
Hmmm. There is a reason I left. And I didn't live in Anacostia. I grew up in NY, so not a prude.
DC Violent crime rate is one of the highest in the nation, across both large and small communities. FWIW, FBI crime data indicates your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime is one in 97.
DC experiences one of the higher murder rates in the nation.
Chance of becoming a victim of a property crime is one in 28.
Bottom 5% of all US cities.
NYC much less safe than it used to be. Bottom 20% of all cities for violent crime.
National median for # total crimes per square mile is about 27.
Both these cities are an order of magnitude above that.
Edit--not trying to be provocative. I loved things about both cities and still do. But living or working in them has become untenable at least for me. Not the case for many people, clearly. And just as clear is all of this has little to do with balls, bats, and green grass. Which is probably badge 1787's point (from later post clearly I was wrong--his point seems to be that he disagrees with FBI crime data and/or trying to humiliate people who live their lives as they choose or maybe an embedded marketing jingle like I Love New York). When the facts don't support, then begin character attacks. I personally think the thread was fine, especially compared to threads like "who were the most racist players"