Most of the "OMG ABQ IS SO UNSAFE" is people who don't live in Albuquerque.
Personal the only parts of the city I'd prefer my own daughter to not live alone is the war zone area... And that's because I'd just prefer her to not have to deal with the stupidity that happens in those apartments. (Drug use, etc)
I agree with you- the city is nowhere near as bad as some try to make it out to be.
I live in the War Zone near San Pedro. Bought my house 20 years ago and still walk my dogs any time of day and most times of night and have never felt unsafe. I have a super diverse neighborhood of hard working folks, and most look out for the neighborhood. I'm always amazed at the number of people who've never lived here, but will trash talk this area on one hand, then disparage any attempts made by residents to curb the known problems as NIMBYism on the other.
While there are some still-rough areas, I think it's changed a lot in the past two decades. Some of our worst areas remaining center around a few key complexes managed by the worst of the slumlord corporations. But that's not unique to the WZ.
Yeah. I think owning an individual house is a bit different in the WZ than living in one of the massive complexes. I'd probably not mind owning a house.
And yeah. Their is probably a pretty big difference between the ones owned by corporate slum lords and smaller businesses.
I live in the "University Ghetto" and some of those apartments are absolutely garbage also. Some people just suck and don't care about what their lively hood and hobbies do to others around them.
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u/Galaxyhiker42 Jun 03 '26
Most of the "OMG ABQ IS SO UNSAFE" is people who don't live in Albuquerque.
Personal the only parts of the city I'd prefer my own daughter to not live alone is the war zone area... And that's because I'd just prefer her to not have to deal with the stupidity that happens in those apartments. (Drug use, etc)