"The areas of Philadelphia that are built in this style can hardly be called a 'safe environment', unfortunately" Center city is pretty safe. So is South Stree

"The areas of Philadelphia that are built in this style can hardly be called a 'safe environment', unfortunately" Center city is pretty safe. So is South Street. Old City. Plenty of other neighborhoods too numerous to mention with this style of buildings. Yes, crime is relatively high in the city, but it's concentrated in certain areas (see: http://www.trulia.com/real_estate/Philadelphia-Pennsylvania/crime/ http://www.trulia.com/real_estate/Philadelphia-Pennsylvania/...). There's a reason the Badlands is called the Badlands and Center City isn't. Judging the whole city to be unsafe by its overall crime stats is ridiculous, unfair, and misleading.