Annandale Today
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12/8/2006
Probably compared to many other places in the country, Annandale is still a good place to live. However, having lived here for 32 years I can say that the quality of life in this area has decreased markedly since the late 1990's.
What had always been a nice, quiet, family oriented suburb of Washington DC has recently taken on a less than family friendly flavor. With a huge influx of immigrants (especially from Central and South America) we now have social problems that we never experienced before. The people who come here are not doctors, lawyers, engineers etc. They are the dregs of society where they came from and they are no better here. Day laborers line the main street by the hundreds and the crime rate has risen dramatically. Large hispanic gangs once prevalant in California have taken up residence here with the accompanying murders etc.
Within the past 4 months, two elderly women who lived alone were murdered in their homes during the middle of the day.
Although we had originally planned to stay in this area for retirement, my wife and I are planning on getting out as soon as we can.
What used to be a paradise has been turned into a pit.
Edward | Annandale, VA