If someone tries to tell you the Inner Harbor is cool, tell them to stuff it.
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A couple of years ago we were in the Inner Harbor. The entire atmosphere changed the momement it turned dark. There was a shooting around 10 pm and we saw a fight break out in the street on our way out. True story.
The city police have a mobile police station frequently stationed near the Inner Harbor.
The one thing that struck me was all the bums hanging around and people in general were just rude. I almost got in a fight with a Pakistani after he tried to take a chair from our table in an outdoor cafe’. We told him the seat was taken and he just threw it down. I totally lost it on the guy. If I had been carrying I’d probably be doing a life sentence.
The Inner Harbor was really nice 25 years ago. But don’t let anyone tell you that it still is. There’s a few “safe” areas around but they are becoming isolated and narrow. Definitely do not hang around after dark. There have been several flash mob events this year and in 2012 that the local media conspired to keep out of the news.