"BAD" areas of broward.. the TRUTH from the STREETS (Orlando: work, home)

[browardboi954]

well i feel like i must put in my two cents into this post.. i work with a non-profit volunteer organization that is responsible for donations and food drives all throughout broward county.. mind you i'm only 17 so unlike some members here who occasionally drive through and base their opinions on what they see, i spend my days and nights here with friends and family in some of these so-called "bad areas".. first of all i dont much like the term "bad area", just because a city/area of a city has a high crime-rate of isnt appealing to the eye does not make it BAD.. poverty stricken, crime-ridden maybe, but not BAD. murderers are BAD. pedophiles are BAD. rapists are BAD. carol city or opa-locka is NOT BAD. hey i'm just bringing some real-life experience and some real talk into this forum, dont hate..appreciate.

broward county does have a growing problem with crime, mainly pompano in north broward, lauderdale in central broward, and hollywood in south broward.. i live in central so the places i mention here are strictly in the ft. lauderdale and lauderhill area.. if anybody has any questions on plantation, sunrise, davie, ect. feel free to ask. well from my PERSONAL experience, the areas in here that tend to have a higher crime rate, most notably in 'pedestrian crime' (car jacking, robbery, assault, ect.) ((ay they call it jackboy county for a reason =P)) would definitely be:

deepside
shallowside
melrose park
washington park
franklin park
sunland park
sistrunk
dixie court projects a.k.a. midway
tater town
and i've noticed riverland is getting pretty gully..

of course there is more but right now thats all that comes to mind. high crime or not, i still represent BROWARD COUNTY to tha fullest *954*... remember be smart, stay in your comfort zone and nobody will give you any problems.. usually

[compelled to reply]

Originally Posted by browardboi954

deepside
shallowside
melrose park
washington park
franklin park
sunland park
sistrunk
dixie court projects a.k.a. midway
tater town
and i've noticed riverland is getting pretty gully..

Best list I have seen on the site if you were relating to central Broward. The problem is newcomers finding out where exactly those places are if they need to avoid them. A lot of them are isolated but someone could get lost on Sistrunk relatively easily and Sunland and a few of those other areas have major streets passing through them. Any reasonably smart person shouldn't have a problem just passing though that area during the day but at night it's a different story. It's probably best to tell a newcomer not to wander off too far from the major streets or stay east of US1 or west of University Dr.

[browardboi954]

Originally Posted by compelled to reply

Best list I have seen on the site if you were relating to central Broward. The problem is newcomers finding out where exactly those places are if they need to avoid them. A lot of them are isolated but someone could get lost on Sistrunk relatively easily and Sunland and a few of those other areas have major streets passing through them. Any reasonably smart person shouldn't have a problem just passing though that area during the day but at night it's a different story. It's probably best to tell a newcomer not to wander off too far from the major streets or stay east of US1 or west of University Dr.

good point my friend.. you know what, i got some time on my hands why not let these people know where exactly i'm talking about.. and i guess if your looking for some weed you could just follow my directions =P

[browardboi954]

deepside - (home sweet home, lauderhill with some parts of sunrise, bordered by sunrise blvd on the south, oakland park on the north, and roughly between university on the west and US.441 (state road 7) on the east.. roughest parts would be 56th street, 60th, and 64th.. but dont get me wrong i live in inverary and i love it here)

shallowside - (eastern lauderhill, area surrounding the lauderhill mall around 441, personally i dont think as violent as deepside, probably because of more elderly people due to lauderdale lakes being right up the road at oakland park and 441)

melrose park - (ft. lauderdale, the entrance i use is on 441 between the I-95 and broward blvd, right infront of plantation inn)

washington park - (ft. lauderdale around broward blvd)

franklin park - (ft. lauderdale around broward blvd)

sunland park - (ft.lauderdale, its on sunrise blvd once you pass US.441 going east, once you pass the swapshop its on your right-hand side)

sistrunk - (ft. lauderdale, infamous for its crackheads, prostitutes and transvestites.. but also for the wonderful sistrunk festival which i attend every year in february/march.. located between broward blvd and sunrise blvd.. sistrunk turns into 6th street if im not mistaken)

dixie court projects a.k.a. midway - (good ol' midway, probably the most heated (street talk for crawling with popo(street talk for police you dummy) since the ft.lauderdale police station is right down the street.. the dixie court projects are on broward blvd. and 11th, on your left if your headed towards downtown/los olas

tater town - (i love tata town, they got a great BBQ on MLK street right by the public service building on broward blvd.. basically tater town is on broward blvd. and 27th, on your left if your headed downtown

and i've noticed riverland is getting pretty gully.. - (riverland is right across the street from tater town, on broward blvd. right behind the gas station (its either a hess or a sunoko i believe) right near the tri-rail trainstation

DAMN if thats not detailed enough i dont know what is.. ay it aint all good but i LOVE the hood

[Wild Style]

Originally Posted by browardboi954

well i feel like i must put in my two cents into this post.. i work with a non-profit volunteer organization that is responsible for donations and food drives all throughout broward county.. mind you i'm only 17 so unlike some members here who occasionally drive through and base their opinions on what they see, i spend my days and nights here with friends and family in some of these so-called "bad areas".. first of all i dont much like the term "bad area", just because a city/area of a city has a high crime-rate of isnt appealing to the eye does not make it BAD.. poverty stricken, crime-ridden maybe, but not BAD. murderers are BAD. pedophiles are BAD. rapists are BAD. carol city or opa-locka is NOT BAD. hey i'm just bringing some real-life experience and some real talk into this forum, dont hate..appreciate.

broward county does have a growing problem with crime, mainly pompano in north broward, lauderdale in central broward, and hollywood in south broward.. i live in central so the places i mention here are strictly in the ft. lauderdale and lauderhill area.. if anybody has any questions on plantation, sunrise, davie, ect. feel free to ask. well from my PERSONAL experience, the areas in here that tend to have a higher crime rate, most notably in 'pedestrian crime' (car jacking, robbery, assault, ect.) ((ay they call it jackboy county for a reason =P)) would definitely be:

deepside
shallowside
melrose park
washington park
franklin park
sunland park
sistrunk
dixie court projects a.k.a. midway
tater town
and i've noticed riverland is getting pretty gully..

of course there is more but right now thats all that comes to mind. high crime or not, i still represent BROWARD COUNTY to tha fullest *954*... remember be smart, stay in your comfort zone and nobody will give you any problems.. usually

Which side of Melrose? The corner close to Broward and 441 was pretty darn quiet. I used to spend a lot of time over there.

[Lauderdale81ave]

^^every street named after a state or city basically in melrose...

some parts of north lauderdale aswell r gainin reputation

[Momma_bear]

Great post. It's tough to say individual cities that have rough neighborhoods because usually the whole city is not that bad, just parts. The OP with his initial and follow up posts gave a great list for those of you that are passing thru Broward and need to know which areas to avoid.

[1908WAGY]

I currently live in Central Broward (Sunrise) haven't had any problems with crime or drugs, but there isn't much to do here unless you live at the beach and make the TREK to South Beach every weekend. Check out West Palm Beach and Orlando before coming down here!

[browardboi954]

Originally Posted by 1908WAGY

I currently live in Central Broward (Sunrise) haven't had any problems with crime or drugs, but there isn't much to do here unless you live at the beach and make the TREK to South Beach every weekend. Check out West Palm Beach and Orlando before coming down here!

i disagree, sunrise has plenty to do.. including sawgrass mills mall, one of americas biggest malls, the bank atlantic center, where the florida panthers play and is home to various concerts and events.. i can go on

[Lauderdale81ave]

^6true, sunrise is the sh*t