Is Bowie, Maryland safe? (Glen Burnie, Annapolis: apartment complexes, crime, townhomes)

[Forte]

Originally Posted by RaisedWell

You go!!

This is one of the things that really, really irks me about this forum. Why do some assume that the OP is white? I've seen it over and over again here. Black people care about where they live too.

shhhh don't give away our secret lol

[Tiger Beer]

Speaking of Bowie....I was looking at Greenbelt/Beltsville/College Park...and saw that there isn't a Barnes and Noble or Borders anywhere in that area...closest place is actually BOWIE!

Which made me think...is that where Greenbelt/Beltsville people go generally...for bookstore and other types of interests? Or does Bowie mostly just attract the people that live further out?

[RNGAnderson]

Originally Posted by Zippy7fo

Bowie is as about dangerous as Manhattan during the day...your getting horrible advice. Pockets of PG county can be "tough" but overall it's a good area to live...Blair is a solid h.s. but it's far way from where your living....

Nah Bowie is not da dangerous, if you want talk about dangerous city head to Baltimore that pretty bad there, but they do have some big houses, and some nice houses there just saying.

[papichulo2]

Bowie is Bowieful!

[Deydey]

Originally Posted by bowian

I have to admit this comment makes me uncomfortable whenever I read it. It's like a little warning: "yoo-hoo, some white people are here! Heave a sigh of relief! And avoid those overwhelming black areas!"

Plus, I didn't recall the OP providing her race. And I don't think Bowie is overwhelmingly white anymore. But I am sure someone will post some stats to prove or disprove this.

All that being said, I have found Bowie to be an overall really safe, really nice place. I've heard mixed things about Bowie High School, but the good news has outweighed the not-so-good.

Bowie is predominantly a black rich city. It's the richest in pg county. It's plenty of whites there but like I said before it's predominantly a black city

[Turnerbro]

Originally Posted by Deydey

Bowie is predominantly a black rich city. It's the richest in pg county. It's plenty of whites there but like I said before it's predominantly a black city

Depends on where in Bowie, the old north Bowie has one of the larger working middle class white populations left in the DMV. And to OP 95% of Bowie is completely safe, only iffy areas are some of the older run down town homes just south of Allen Pond. Even those areas aren't really that bad just a little run down and some crime.

[papichulo2]

Bowie has its moments. Even laurel got its pockets worse then bowie. But overall its a nice city.

[adelphi_sky]

Originally Posted by Deydey

Bowie is predominantly a black rich city. It's the richest in pg county. It's plenty of whites there but like I said before it's predominantly a black city

Not according to BET's latest rankings.

See the 10 Most Affluent African-American Neighborhoods in America

https://www.google.com/search?q=10+M...hrome&ie=UTF-8

[cool rob]

Originally Posted by adelphi_sky

Not according to BET's latest rankings.

See the 10 Most Affluent African-American Neighborhoods in America

https://www.google.com/search?q=10+M...hrome&ie=UTF-8

That BET list is kind of suspect- Friendly Maryland is the same as Fort Washington-


and Woodmore is a community not an actual town/city within Mitchellville. Matter of fact, Kettering and Mitchellville are pretty much the same thing as well.

[adelphi_sky]

Originally Posted by cool rob

That BET list is kind of suspect- Friendly Maryland is the same as Fort Washington-


and Woodmore is a community not an actual town/city within Mitchellville. Matter of fact, Kettering and Mitchellville are pretty much the same thing as well.

I agree. But Bowie is not mentioned in any of them. That's the point as we driving at. As a matter of fact, I've never heard Bowie mentioned in any of these lists besides being an overall nice place to live for all races.