College Park isn't too bad. Stay clear of Greenbelt though.
It's funny because Maryland is the wealthiest state in the nation. College Park isn't particularly nice, but it isn't dangerous. A lot of the suburbs of Washington literally are some of the safest, richest places to live, but DC is generally one giant shithole.
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i go to GW, which is in NW DC
ive been to UMD before, its not different than living in a city in terms of being smart about where you go at night and how
just tell her to get a taser and i doubt shell ever have any problems
muryland in general kind of sucks. UofM is no exception.
college park is not violent or anything
it's just a lower income neighborhood. lock your car and house door at night type of thing. don't walk alone in unlit places at night, etc