Originally Posted by
Blubbartron
Those are really only problems in the south and extremely urban areas. The other 70% of the country (constituting like 60-70% of the population) are very safe, even in the context of petty crimes like burglary. Basically, if you don't see projects or confederate flags in a 10 mile radius, everything's cool. That I can say from personal experience, as I used to live in a seriously ghetto area outside Madison, WI (yes, there is a ghetto-y area in whitebread America), and the difference between there and a town 15 minutes away is as wide as the Grand Canyon.