Is Toledo REALLY that bad. (Columbus, Athens: violent crime, hotel, home)

[AnytimeAnywhere]

Toledo is OK. Like others have said, crime is low and UT is a nice campus. There are plenty of bars and several malls nearby. Fifth Third stadium is always fun in the summer and the new arena should be just as fun when it is completed. The Docks on the east side are a great time too.

Getting around Toledo is easy too. The only delays are usually construction and the weather.

Central Toledo is the more run down area of Toledo. West Toledo is about the nicest area. East Toledo has Tony Packos. The suburbs are good too.

The mayor's skills at running Toledo are questionable as others have stated. Currently, there is another campaign to have him removed.

[yayoi]

Toledo is not that bad but to say it has a great mayor is quite a stretch!

[grmasterb]

Originally Posted by DC 38

My sister is a student at UT, she lives in a rough area off Detroit Ave near the I-75/I-475 interchange. Even that area isn't THAT bad. She is moving to an apartment off Alexis and Douglas because the homeowners are getting rid of the house. She has never had a problem, though her roommate had her car broken into once. She tells me her neighborhood is scary and she can't even walk her dog. She tells me that Toledo is on the decline. She tells me that one of her friends who lives off Jackman near Alexis can't walk outside at night because there is a drug house across the street.

It seems like a generally nice enough town to me when I have visited. If you know people in the area; it is an average enjoyable city. Fifth third Park downtown is a great ball park, and I enjoy winter, so the weather is not something I can knock on Toledo. Just like any city, the good neighborhoods are good, the bad ones are to be avoided. It doesn't seem so bad to me at all.

I spent a good part of my youth along the Alexis Road corridor, and it has noticably declined over the years. There are still plenty of nice areas around the UT campus -- Old Orchard and Ottawa Hills in particular. If one is willing to drive a bit, consider Sylvania or Maumee.

[Toxic Toast]

Originally Posted by grmasterb

I spent a good part of my youth along the Alexis Road corridor, and it has noticably declined over the years. There are still plenty of nice areas around the UT campus -- Old Orchard and Ottawa Hills in particular. If one is willing to drive a bit, consider Sylvania or Maumee.

I told her Alexis Road reminded me of West 38th Street in Indianapolis. I remember when I was a wee lad in Monroe, MI and we used to go to the Northtown mall off Alexis and Telegraph. It is remarkable what that area looks like now compared to the early 90's, hence the West 38th comparison.

As an aside, to keep prevent myself from rambling about Indy in a Toledo thread, Perrysburg is a nice suburb of Toledo as well. It is right off 75 so commuting to UT would be a easy.

[grmasterb]

Originally Posted by DC 38

I told her Alexis Road reminded me of West 38th Street in Indianapolis. I remember when I was a wee lad in Monroe, MI and we used to go to the Northtown mall off Alexis and Telegraph. It is remarkable what that area looks like now compared to the early 90's, hence the West 38th comparison.

As an aside, to keep prevent myself from rambling about Indy in a Toledo thread, Perrysburg is a nice suburb of Toledo as well. It is right off 75 so commuting to UT would be a easy.

Man, I can remember when North Towne opened in the early 80s. That was the hot area back then. And the West 38th Street comparison is fair for that part of Alexis Road. The area between Lewis and Secor, and then out towards Sylvania, is a bit more stable, although it is more run down than it was then.

In addition to Perrysburg, Holland is decent, too.

Quick aside: Nice to see another Toledo-area native now Indy resident on the board. Go Colts! Now back to the Toledo talk........

[Mr614]

I go to UT now and every month this semester there's been a horrible event happen...in the summertime a BP clerk was robbed and killed. There's been a stabbing on UT's scott park campus, A student got robbed and shot walking from a party. This city is abolutely awful.

[SonnyDaze]

Originally Posted by Mr614

I go to UT now and every month this semester there's been a horrible event happen...in the summertime a BP clerk was robbed and killed. There's been a stabbing on UT's scott park campus, A student got robbed and shot walking from a party. This city is abolutely awful.

I go to UT too, and yes those unfortunate events did happen, but I also feel very safe as a student living on campus. The campus police do their job very well. Anyone with common sense who doesn't venture too far off to where they aren't supposed to be should be fine as well.

[SCBeaches]

Originally Posted by Mr614

I go to UT now and every month this semester there's been a horrible event happen...in the summertime a BP clerk was robbed and killed. There's been a stabbing on UT's scott park campus, A student got robbed and shot walking from a party. This city is abolutely awful.

It's not just Toledo....I live in Charleston, SC ("The Friendliest City in America" several times over) and we have muggings, robberies, rapes, and murders several times a week. It used to be just in the "bad" part of town, but now it's also in the college area and tourist areas. Same goes for Charlotte, Orlando, Atlanta, Savannah, etc. Crime is everywhere these days, sad to say.
I grew up out in Waterville, which was a safe utopia - a wonderful family-oriented town. I guess it still is. It's a little ways out, but my dad commuted to Toledo daily for work for 30 years and never complained. Our parents wanted us in Anthony Wayne Schools and life in a small town - which was perfect!

[WeSoHood]

Originally Posted by CincyExpert

I go to UT too, and yes those unfortunate events did happen, but I also feel very safe as a student living on campus. The campus police do their job very well. Anyone with common sense who doesn't venture too far off to where they aren't supposed to be should be fine as well.

It's not secluded to UT. I've heard stories similar at OSU and OU. I've actually heard of a couple pistol whippings, a shooting or two, and stabbings at OU.. a traditionally safe school.

[Mr614]

Originally Posted by CincyExpert

I go to UT too, and yes those unfortunate events did happen, but I also feel very safe as a student living on campus. The campus police do their job very well. Anyone with common sense who doesn't venture too far off to where they aren't supposed to be should be fine as well.

yea, but where those group of kids got shot at, and one of them hit was right behind those crossings On Broder i think. It can happen anywhere.