Give me an idea of crime in DC proper

[saganista]

You can't really classify all of SE as anything anymore. Almost everything west of 10th and north of 295 is fine (as in at least seven figures for a smallish row house) and as the M Street Corridor and the rest of the Nats Park area get built out, all of that will stretch beyond 295 and all the way down to the river. Remains to be seen just what will happen east of the river, but some good things have already happened over there as well. There are still some shady spots in SE alright, but there really isn't a generalization that applies to the quadrant anymore...

[SweeetBlues]

juniperbleu and zippy have hit the nail on the head. Common sense, as always prevails. out late at night in a club area and had a bit much, then you make yourself a target.. i'm a retired dc cop and my experience was that it was bad decision-making and folks being unaware that they were making themselves an opportunity for someone with a motive was a primary cause of their being a 'victim'

[TheseGoTo11]

Originally Posted by yeamama

I've only been to visit thus far and honestly haven't seen anything that bad.

That's because DC crime is some of the most concentrated in the country. The entire area west of Rock Creek Park, which accounts for nearly a quarter of the city's population, has recorded one homicide all year, and it was a domestic dispute between two old people. Downtown and the monument area on the mall hasn't had any homicides this year.

Zips 20007, 20008, 20015, and 20016 are four of the wealthiest urban postal codes in the U.S., and your biggest threat will be competitive yuppies comparing career accomplishments.