My neighborhood is pretty quiet but I don't think any place is really "safe". A suburb of Detroit, Livonia, was named one of the safest cities in the US but there have been several murders there lately. On the other hand, I lived in Flint, MI for several years and had no problem whatsoever walking around my neighborhood after dark. Flint is always ranked near the top of every list as far as worst cities in America to live in. I guess it's kind of funny but I always feel safer in the "hood" than in the "burbs"
~Aztec