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Originally posted by djtestudo
I live in Baltimore. There is so much that is nice about the city, that it's a real shame to have all the drugs and violent crime we do. We had a recent stretch where there were 300 or more murders in the city every year for ten years. The crime rate has been dropping a lot recently, especially that murder rate, but there are parts of town that I still wouldn't enter with a military escort.
Washington, too. It's just as bad down there, if not worse.
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Wow, 300 or more!! I can't even fathom that. How many people in Baltimore?
Here in Calgary we had a rough start to the year with something like 6 murders in 2 or 3 months. I think we're at 7 for the year right now. That's really high for here. The city has just under a million people and it's one of the fastest growing cities in North America which explains the rise in violence. Overall it's a very friendly place. There are very few, if any, areas that I'm afraid to walk through.