<p>tribegirl..well i've lived in b-more my whole life and have never had problems wether dowtown, uptowon or the suburbs. You were prob in the bad parts of baltimore that does not consitute for the whole area of Baltimore, i am sure there are areas of VA where its not nice.. its a city what do you except?</p>
<p>I have to say that New York is so much safer than it used to be (not that i remember much of it so i'm still fairly young - high school senior). I live in one of the not so nice neighborhoods (Coney Island) and I still feel pretty safe there, or maybe i just got used to it...</p>