What is so horrible about PG County?

[Skapov]

Originally Posted by Jadedea Jade

well im late to reply but i just wanted to say that i live in hyattsville right by pg plaza mall and i love it here. im on a street where there is a community watch and neighbors are constantly communicating with each other. now granted ive only been here for 3 months but the only thing i have a problem with is the maryland drivers. i dont have any kids so i cant say anything about the kids and im still researching everythin else. but i do like that it takes me 15-45 minutes to get to work and there are so many stores near by.

I lived for 2yrs in Brentwood, not too far from PG Plaza Mall in Hyattsville, and I really liked that area a lot! There's a new movie theater and new Apartments over there, and we'd considered buying a Condo near the movie theater or in the Arts District but at the time they were asking too much. Anyway, I agree that areas like Hyattsville are up-and-coming and diverse, but the schools still suck pretty bad and we can't afford private schools.

[Skapov]

Originally Posted by North Beach Person

Prince George's usually has 150-200 murders a year. Montgomery County with roughly the same population usually has less than 2 dozen. Charles County immediately south with about 140,000 people has about 10 or so, which is an increase recently. Anne Arundel with about 500,000 had a bad year last year with about 15. Calvert County with 85,000 people had 3 or 4.

I know, that's scary!! I don't wanta get shot in the head or have my child/husband be crime victims, and you just can't get around the fact that in PG County there's a much higher probability of that happening than in other surrounding DC Metro counties.


[SIZE=5]Father's Day Tragedy in Capitol Heights
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[SIZE=-1]By Avis Thomas-Lester and James Hohmann
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, June 17, 2008; B02
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For John Charles Crawford's two little girls, Father's Day will always be the day their dad was killed when he confronted a masked intruder at their home in Capitol Heights.

Crawford, 28, was shot in the head Sunday as he, his fiancee and their two daughters returned to their house in the 400 block of Zelma Avenue after watching a movie, Prince George's County police said. The fiancee noticed when they arrived just before 1:30 a.m. that their front room had been ransacked, police said.

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This topic has been beaten to death, (no pun intended), in the Maryland forum.
We'll padlock it.