Movin' to the Barrio..
I lived in a bad neighborhood in Wilkes-Barre, PA....had a crack house right next door...nobody bothered anything, you could not even lock the garage cause the door was falling off....then I moved to the "good" side of town..in the first week my truck was broken into, then a few weeks later they broke into my garage (and this one locked) and took most of what was there, tools, fishin gear,,,then about a week later after I resecured the place they hit it again for what they left behind. I think when I lived on the "bad side" everybody figured I didn't have anything worth takin'.....
The other point is that in order for a neighborhood to rebound good people have to invest in it....good luck with whatever you decide.
Dave