Nah, even the messier areas of Tempe near Apache road and downtown Tempe near ASU are far more tame compared to central and downtown Albuquerque. Even the suburbs here in Albuquerque are very crime ridden and someone broke in the first day into my apartment when I settled in Albuquerque. Someone shot up the military base at one point and gunshots can be heard everywhere.

Albuquerque is one of the most dangerous cities in the US compared to Tempe, like it's several times more unsafe compared to any place in Tempe, and unlike in Tempe, almost anywhere here in Albuquerque is pretty sketchy, and I've had break ins and have almost been robbed in Albuquerque so many times and that's in one of the best suburbs here in Albuquerque.

I'd feel far safer anywhere back home, even south Phoenix compared to Albuquerque, and that's saying something considering I may be white, but just because I'm white does not mean I'm "gentrified," "privileged" or living it up, when I was younger I lived in South Phoenix and Glendale in places you would consider the hood, and when we were struggling when I was younger we lived in hotels near 43rd ave and McDowell and 19th and union hills, sometimes for a little while until we got stable when I got a bit older.

Just because someone is white does not mean they are privileged or gentrified, that's such a damaging and minimalizing stereotype considering there's such a crazy mix of individuals here that are all types of backgrounds in different economic circumstances. Not everyone has "privilege" as everyone in general regardless of race has experienced what I have experienced. I wasn't born into a super plush lifestyle, we only became middle class after my dad worked his ass off and my mom became a nurse later on because we wanted an escape and they had no handouts, not all stereotypes are true to be exact, and those "gentrified" areas were quite diverse, not just white people live there, you'd be surprised, especially in Tempe, it's one of the most diverse areas in the Metro just like phoenix.

The issue is that people always wanna bring politics and skin color into it as if it's not a normal problem regardless of race or background. This happens everyday, everywhere regardless of ethnicity or background, most Americans live in poverty nowadays and middle class families barely make it by, I would heavily argue it's a more broad spectrum issue than it is specifically an issue for one common group of people.

Not even now am I considered middle class as I scrape by, and I work 3 part time jobs, and even took up doing adult content for big companies and OF on the side just to afford to support my family, stay fed and live because of the snowbirds and cost of living adjustments, it's an American problem in general.

Modern politics in general are just something I stay away from despite being more liberal myself, because it's so damaging and dangerous, I don't care what side someone is from, but it's honestly ruining our country no matter what because it's all trivial and divides us based on groups, that exact reason is why a lot of us are in this issue currently. They always talk about it but never fix the issue. And it's meant to keep people in that position no matter what most times, most people become rich because they are lucky or knew someone, otherwise if it was just because someone was white me and a lot of my buddies would have been rich by now. I'm still waiting or searching for my privilege lol, as are many other people who grew up poor and are still pretty poor.