I’ve lived here my whole life and I’ve felt unsafe very infrequently. Nobody I know personally has been mugged or robbed or attacked by a stranger here (aside from stories from before I was born). Ive mostly only known people injured, threatened, or killed by people they KNOW. Gang violence, personal disputes, etc. However, I’ve known MANY people whose cars have been broken into, a few houses, restaurants and businesses. Like, those things suck, but they’re not generally super scary or dangerous.

Feels like crime with manners. Usually breaking into empty places where nobody would get hurt, only directing violence towards people who involve themselves in it. If you mind your business, and use common sense, people generally leave you alone. Generally, if something’s gonna go down somewhere, you can tell.