how safe is cleveland (Shaker Heights, East Cleveland: crime, most dangerous, shops)

[smalley]

hi all,
regarding crime in cleveland,are there any particular areas where crime is more?is east side more crime prone?how safe is shaker heights?
thanks

[chris42]

Originally Posted by smalley

hi all,
regarding crime in cleveland,are there any particular areas where crime is more?is east side more crime prone?how safe is shaker heights?
thanks

Shaker is very safe, I would say the most dangerous parts of the East side are between E 40th and E 140th. Those are the areas you generally want to stay away from at night. But you'll have no safety issues in Shaker.

[Slash83]

Shaker Heights for the most part is safe. Once you get down Kinsman it is very scary at night, almost all the shops have gates blocking the stores (even an autozone does) to prevent break ins.

[smalley]

thank you.. that was helpful.. just another question.. is the west side more safe compared to the east side?
thank you

[BelieveInCleve]

Originally Posted by smalley

thank you.. that was helpful.. just another question.. is the west side more safe compared to the east side?
thank you

The westside I think is generally more safe than the eastside as far as the city and the suburbs. For the suburbs, I wouldnt worry much though, they are all relatively safe besides East Cleveland.

On the other question, the worst areas are the Eastside of Cleveland and East Cleveland, the westside of the city is better but has dangerous areas. Shaker Heights is generally a safe place with not much to worry about.