When will downtown businesses and homeowners start doing something about how dangerous their neighborhood is? I love the beautiful, historic homes in downtown Wilmington and would even consider purchasing one, but there is no way I would ever live in such a crime-ridden area, where thugs, drunks, and prostitutes are able to roam free. This is also why on the rare occasion I go to one of the downtown restaurants I make sure I'm out of there by 8 pm. After 8 or 9 pm, all the classy-looking people are gone, and what's left are hoodlums and girls who look like prostitutes.