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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I hear you. We are in a similar situation. I hear of muggings, and other types of crime, and I spend a lot of time telling my kids, you can't walk alone, you must empty every single thing out of the car, we're in the city, you must be wary everywhere you walk, etc. etc. I teach them not to make eye contact with people, to walk past homeless people who look like drug addicts begging for change. I've even taught my daughter how to spot a drug addict.

I grew up in the safe suburbs. There was drinking, drugs, sex, all sorts of weird crime, and more dysfunctional behavior than you can imagine. It was a wealthy suburb, and I'm amazed I survived it! The city, ironically, seems much safer for high school kids. They are street smart sooner, and that's a good think, IMHO.

That said, we recently went out to a far-out suburb, and my older child commented on how nice it was to be able to leave all sorts of stuff in our car without worrying it would be stolen, to walk anywhere we wanted without worrying about getting mugged.

I don't know what to do, OP. DH wants to move to an even less safe part of the city because the housing is cheaper and it's closer to his job. Every once in a while I get an overwhelming urge to pack up and run for the suburbs, especially when I hear of a crime near our neighborhood (which is surprisingly safe for a city neighborhood!), but then I pull myself together, and sit tight for the moment.

No answers, but I wanted to empathize. We're not moving  -- yet, but the thought is never far from my mind. [/quote]

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