Borrowed Time

I'm almost afraid to put this rant to paper. I might be jinxing myself. I have a confession: I have lived in the U-District for over 10 years and I've never been assaulted, mugged, shanked, shived, nothing.

That's a good thing, I know. With the seemingly skyrocketing crime rate in this city, statistically speaking, I'm bout due for my turn. I am inundated with crime reports, I hear sirens from cop cars and ambulances every day, and my neighbors have recently decided to entertain me at all hours with screaming matches that make Law & Order look like Sesame Street.

Here's the question: Is it UD that has the problem or is it me? Am I bucking fate by walking to and from work without some sort of body armor? Are these signs that it's time for me to leave the UD? What are your thoughts out there? Help me decide if it's time to start a new decade in a new place!