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Parts of downtown Denver, including the section of East Colfax between Broadway and Colorado Boulevard, and also the Five Points neighborhood northeast of the capital, are often considered by residents to be the most dangerous areas of the city. Opinions differ as to whether or not the reputation is deserved. Although at one point in the not so recent past areas such as Five Points had a high rate of poverty and crime, during the past decade getrification has generally reduced concerns for personal safety when visiting that area or almost any part of the city of Denver, at least for those familiar with seedier areas in large cities.
:"Yeah I got dropped off in this truck stop past midnight. The trucker gave me his shower token and I washed off, then asked the workers which way to downtown - and both of them, this young girl and young guy, freaked and were like "Do nooot go walkin in this neighborhood at night!" and I was like "Cmon guys can't be that bad." They were tellin me about all the shady people, and me being dumb, thinkin I was all tough after homelessing around South Central LA and stuff, go walkin. The people are shady sure but, in those bad no-cop neighborhoods, people let their dogs wander around like in small-towns, but these are city dogs. Anyway, anywhere downtown is fine. Anywho I love, love, love Denver, it's my soul's home, I stop by Denver every time I travel."
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