Is the crime rate really high in Blacklick? (Columbus: rental, home)

[mstyd2005]

I am relocating from Alabama to Ohio. We have 3 small children (only 1 school age), we have found a rental home in Blacklick (Licking Heights School District) and I am getting a little nervous. Upon doing a little digging on the internet, the crime statistics for Blacklick are very high. On a scale of 1 to 10, the statistics say that Violent Crime is a 7 and Property Crime 6, this is very disturbing to me. It basically says that it is higher than the national average.

Does anyone have any personal experience with Blacklick? When we looked at the rental home is was in a beautiful sub-division and the area seemed really nice.

Can anyone please tell me what's up with these stats?

[coach123]

I've never heard of Blacklick having a lot of crime. Every area is going to have pockets that are more rougher it all depends on what part of Blacklick you are looking at.

[mstyd2005]

Hey, thanks for your response. I am looking at a sub-division called morrison farms. It is off of north waggoner rd.

[coach123]

I would say that is a pretty decent area.

[mstyd2005]

Does decent mean good, or decent meaning not so good? Thanks again for your imput, I really appreciate any advice

[coach123]

means good.

[behindenemylines]

When we were looking at different areas upon our first trip to Columbus, we looked at some properties in Blacklick. The properties were priced well and new which was appealling but when we visited some of the stores on Broad - for example the Meijer at Broad and Waggoner - the clientele at area retail stores seemed very seedy. Now, it was just perception of course and it doesn't necessarily mean the area is bad but afterward I did more research on Blacklick and found the same crime statistics you speak of. I also read some threads on here saying something to the sort that to the west of Blacklick is a bad area and some of those elements are sliding east to Blacklick.

[corpwelfareking]

This is so so sad. Can't believe I'm reading this bull. "where can I/we find whitopia" . Don't move here please. look up the nia project here in columbus ohio, inner city kids who have gone on to stanford etc....etc. you folks sound sick and your probably african american.

[corpwelfareking]

Uh oh wait a minute....he/she/they did say they were moving in from alabama, now i get it. Coach123 were ya coaching at gahanna....worthington?

[corpwelfareking]

"Seedy" someone please translate (grow a pair and quit hiding behind your handed down bigotry)....I'm so sick of this cloaked racist BS!!!!! Come on,some of the biggest crooks in the state live in blacklick, bexley, etc. shall I go on? Oh, your not talking white collar criminals...my bad.