You are talking about a highly subjective area being judged by strangers. So who knows what any of what they say really means. After all, I'm pretty sure there are plenty of areas that I feel are perfectly safe that you'd see as crime-ridden cesspools. See if you can find some sort of more objective data to make your decision. After all, even my broke-ass and crappy city is able to put crime reporting online. I get a nice map with different colored dots all over for various crimes reported in the city at least once a month through my neighborhood association. Actual crime stats might be a better choice for decision making.