Bad Neigborhoods In Chicago, IL

[Lookout Kid]

Little village is definitely more dicey than most of Pilsen, but it has my favorite regional Mexican food on 26th street so I'll still risk my automobile windows to eat there occasionally.

[hulk]

Ahh punctuation and indentation.
I am forever grammatically disabled sorry. I refuse to be programmed.

[davu-takeoffbattleclique]

[quote=zionbaby;1547995]Marquette,

what do you know about 111th and S Racine Avenue?

111th n racine is horrible!!!u will get jumped on,or shot at.that street is ran by RCG n RCG(Racine Courts Gangstas) is currently going against NPG(New Park Gangstas).i would move on the other side of the tracks(beverly)

[ManheimMadman]

I believe that address is Morgan Park. I checked the recent crime, and nothing out of the ordinary popped up - some crack sales, and the usual burglary. I think the fact that Washington Heights is just north of it means some spillover of the dirty types.

[skyeINIL]

No, davu is right. That area is in the middle of a gang conflict. It's not as dramatic as he makes it sound, though.

[Ghostgecko]

Yowsa...So... Where would be a good place to live if you have never lived in this large a city before, I am street smart to a point, but from what you are saying, I wouldn't want to be out late at night anywhere in this city! Sheesh! I grew up in Fort Wayne, and it was a scary place in some spots, but from what you are saying, I better just avoid Chicago~

Tell me some light is at the end of the tunnel, and not the one that I would be walking to when I get shot!

Thanks!

[Drover]

Originally Posted by Ghostgecko

Yowsa...So... Where would be a good place to live if you have never lived in this large a city before, I am street smart to a point, but from what you are saying, I wouldn't want to be out late at night anywhere in this city! Sheesh! I grew up in Fort Wayne, and it was a scary place in some spots, but from what you are saying, I better just avoid Chicago~

Tell me some light is at the end of the tunnel, and not the one that I would be walking to when I get shot!

Thanks!

First of all, get a grip. Well over a million middle-class people live in the city and go about their daily lives without incident. Being out late doesn't make you an automatic target, it just makes you a more likely one. But double or triple your .01% chances of being a victim of a major crime and it's still a slim chance. Being stupid is a bigger problem than being out late at night. And there are smart ways and stupid ways of being out late.

Second, the relatively safe neighborhoods are too numerous to list. Check out the sticky at the top of the Chicago forum to get an idea of which neighborhood is most suited to your needs, and if you have questions from there, shoot 'em our way.

[Lookout Kid]

Originally Posted by Ghostgecko

I am street smart to a point, but from what you are saying, I wouldn't want to be out late at night anywhere in this city! Sheesh! I grew up in Fort Wayne, and it was a scary place in some spots, but from what you are saying, I better just avoid Chicago~

I'm not trying to be insulting, but that's just silly. There are plenty of safe neighborhoods in Chicago.

I know where you're coming from. As a child in Wisconsin in the 70s and 80s, I was terrified of New York City because my only exposure to it was through the media and violent TV shows. While in school in the 90s, I dated a native Manhattanite for many years and fell in love with the city. I remember being shocked on my first visits to the Big Apple that it was indeed somewhat safe to take the subway at midnight, and that native New Yorkers do it all of the time. I was also surprised to find out that I, as a white guy, could walk down 125th Street in Harlem without incident (and now Bill Clinton has an office there).

If you use common sense, Chicago is not a scary place at all. So come on in to town and take a look.