Baltimore City resident David Briggs has the tendency to come across as, well, bitter. But who can blame him? The 43-year-old has been shot at, assaulted, stabbed in the head, robbed, mugged and burglarized in the 25 years since he moved from New York to Charm City.

The owner of several small area businesses and properties estimates he?s the victim of violent or property crime about 35 times a year.