No and you never could. Its a myth that cities, anywhere can or could offer that type of guaranteed safety. If you think that you could in Cap Hill, then you were lucky. I have lived in Balt City for 38 yrs and never once have had a bad experience, but that does not mean that the city is 100% safe, NO, just that I have been willing to take precautions to not put myself in harms way, and a lot of luck. I grew up outside of DC, and remember when many parts were labeled as UNSAFE. This was in the 1970s when the memory of the 68 riots was still burned into the minds of the people in the DC area. Yet, my first job outside of high school had me working in all neighborhoods of DC, Never had a problem. What I realized is that there is an industry (local TV news) which spends much time keeping people in a state of unnecessary) fear. When you are on the ground and see what is real and what is not, you realize that most of the noise is fearmongering. Why do people expect every place they live to be a vacation destination with all bad things removed? I think a lot has to do with the 40 yrs of raising kids as house plants and not letting them be outside.

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