I live in DC, and I lived in Columbus for 3 years before that. Before all of that, it was Calgary, Vancouver, Victoria, Montreal... you get the picture, I've moved around a bit.
Well, one thing I can say is that I have never felt like I needed to own a gun. Just be smart and don't go places that aren't safe. Anacostia might finally be rebounding, but I'm not going to go through there at 1am.
Oddly enough, DC is one of the places I have felt the safest. I think it is largely due to living close to downtown in the NW. Most of the things I walk to, like work, shopping, etc, are all down by the mall, so there are so many different types of police around patrolling.
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