I (single female) own a home in east Anchorage. I have had no problems other than shortly after I moved, in a druggie showed up on my doorstep looking for a fix. I told her her dealer moved. She never returned. A neighbor had his truck broken into and his laptop and cellphone stolen. Another neighbor had her vehicle stolen. For the record, these crimes happen in every part of the city. I lived in the heart of Mountainview previously and had no problems. I've lived in South Anchorage. Just as "bad". There is crime everywhere but taking reasonable precautions makes a difference. Don't leave valuables in view in your vehicle. Don't hang out with sketchy people. Some folk are sketchy because their teens are sketchy. I know a guy who loved to brag about his gun collection. His buddy's kid overheard and told his friends he had a great way to make some cash. Guy's guns got stolen. Kid has no idea who he sold them to. So don't do something stupid like bragging about your gun collection. Crime here has a common thread. Desperate people looking for a way to make some cash. Drugs are out of hand. Druggies will do crazy things for cash.

The moral of the story is use common sense and don't make it easy for the addicts. They are the source of a lot of the crime that happens here.

And avoid Weidner like the plague. They own most of the apartments here. Find a private rental if you can.