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ryfitadf t1_iy9q3rh wrote

There hasn't been a zombie there in like 40 years. I'd say it's on the upswing.

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PGHxplant t1_iya1kf5 wrote

Driving there from either direction on Penn Hwy is almost certainly much more dangerous.

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GargantuanWitch t1_iy9ztou wrote

The mall is fine during the day. You're more likely to be harassed by a random old person for being in the way of their power walking than you are to be bothered by "teens from the streets."

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hypotenoos t1_iy9jvsf wrote

Pretty safe.

If you are particularly worried just don’t go on a Friday or Saturday night.

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WhenRobLoweRobsLowes t1_iy9hdza wrote

It's fine. I was there the other day, no issues. Didn't even consider that it might have been unsafe.

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ChefGuru t1_iyd55ml wrote

If you go to the Monroeville Mall, you WILL die.

...I mean, sure, it might take 60 or 70 years for it to happen, but you will die if you choose to go to Monroeville Mall.

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chuckie512 t1_iyat5gy wrote

Are people really to the point where the news scared people off of malls???

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Zenith2017 t1_iydfes4 wrote

Good old sensationalization. Look at this (incredibly rare and unlikely tragedy) - it could happen to YOU!

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chuckie512 t1_iye7fjw wrote

Honestly how do some of these people ever leave the house

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this_works_now t1_iy9l96l wrote

I usually only go there for B&N/Charbucks during the week, and it's pretty quiet and peaceful then. No idea how weekends are.

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Ok-Kaleidoscope-8614 t1_iyaqshe wrote

It can definitely get crazy on weekends especially at night. Lots of loitering from people looking to cause trouble. I was trying to visit the movie theater more often towards the tail end of the pandemic to support the cinema, and police were there constantly at all entrances of the mall. It was for stuff like shoplifting, fights, graffiti etc. not shootings mind you, but still. I wouldn't call it safe. It was the same at the Waterfront and Pittsburgh Mills though.

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[deleted] t1_iyam23d wrote

It’s safe IMO. However, I think that as a mall..it’s pretty boring.

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412Junglist t1_iydoybu wrote

People already fled to the ‘burbs, now they are afraid of the malls because they got too urban.

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SxS_XB t1_iyaib6t wrote

If you google 'Monroeville Mall Shooting' you will see a few incidents through the years. Shit happens there, no doubt, but I still go there when I need something.

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MaryinPgh t1_iy9lifd wrote

I go all the time during the day. Love me some Claire's. I just wouldn't go on a Friday or Saturday night.

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Ok-Kaleidoscope-8614 t1_iyaq8yh wrote

It's about as safe as any comparable shopping location, that said I would avoid it late at night.

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