The sad part is that there are extremely effecting drugs for schizophrenia out there. The hardest part is getting someone to take them, but they work.

DC also has a lot more people living there for schools/work and has a lot of tourism.

From an accident perspective yes. I avoid downtown as much as possible these days and drive very defensively. From a crime perspective the car gives you added protection. You’re better off locked in your car than standing alone waiting for public transportation.

It’s mostly Covid. Covid reduced ridership so much that it became exponentially less safe to ride public transit. Driving is safer on a day to day basis. There used to be safety in numbers, especially during rush hour.

Baltimore has a large number of state, local, and federal employees. A large majority of which are now remote. Even other private companies have moved to remote. I haven’t used the light rail since March 2020 and I absolutely would not do it again because ridership is so low it’s too risky as a woman to ride alone. Especially with no people around.

Baltimore is statistically much worse as far as violent crime when compared to the majority of American cities. There’s a few that beat us I think only St. Louis and Chicago as far as homocide rates . But I also think the violence there is a lot more contained to certain areas since they are much larger than Baltimore.

Bruh. You live in the city and you left a purse in the car. I’m sorry. That’s a big thing to forget. Baltimore made sure you won’t forget next time.