# Crime in Richmond VA **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 13, 2010, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crime-in-richmond-va/546605 "2010-07-13T23:33:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anchuldigs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Anchuldigs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anchuldigs)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2010, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crime-in-richmond-va/546605/1 "2010-07-13T23:33:04Z")
Would it be ok to leave a car in a public lot in Richmond VA (the Downtown area - Broad street and 5th) overnight? Is it safe to walk around at night in this area? Also, is there a nice park to have a stroll within walking distance? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2010, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crime-in-richmond-va/546605/2 "2010-07-13T23:55:12Z")
[moderating] Moving thread from General Questions to In My Humble Opinion… [/moderating] ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2010, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crime-in-richmond-va/546605/3 "2010-07-14T00:33:16Z")
Um…what kind of car is it? If it’s a nice car, I wouldn’t recommend it. If it’s a jalopy and it doesn’t look like you’ve got anything fancy inside, then it will probably make it. I would probably look for a covered garage if I absolutely had to leave a car downtown overnight, though. Closest park would be Capitol Square Park, which is on Ninth Street (pretty sure it has a Broad Street entrance). It’s a great park for eating lunch during the middle of the day, and the state capitol is there. Is it safe for walking at night? Well, I walk at night all the time. Even in the dangerous parts. Is it wise? No, it’s not. Then again, I wouldn’t recommend walking at night in any major city. But I’ve never had any problems (knock on wood). ---
**Author:** ![Anchuldigs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Anchuldigs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anchuldigs)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2010, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crime-in-richmond-va/546605/4 "2010-07-14T01:53:06Z")
Just took a walk around Capitol Sq Park and the Canal walk. Beautiful! Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Hamadryad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6de8d8/32.png) [@Hamadryad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamadryad)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2010, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crime-in-richmond-va/546605/5 "2010-07-14T20:29:09Z")
I park down on 19th in Shockoe Bottom all the time and have never had a problem - not even drunks peeing on my bumper. The area you’re talking about is no worse than that.