I've lived in really nice areas of NYC and all over Atlanta. It doesn't feel quite as safe as NYC, But I feel much safer where I live here (near Condesa) than I

I've lived in really nice areas of NYC and all over Atlanta. It doesn't feel quite as safe as NYC, But I feel much safer where I live here (near Condesa) than I did when I lived in Castleberry Hill (Atlanta), where I was robbed at gunpoint and had things stolen from my building garage. Worst that has happened to me here is my bike was stolen outside a movie theater. Ironically I walked into the theater that night wondering if my bike would still be there when I got out, and indeed my instinct was right. If I had parked it inside the garage of the mall it would have been fine. That was when I first moved here. It seems to be very much as they say, as long as you don't go looking for trouble it won't find you. That said I have had to pay a couple of bribes to cops and I certainly never want to own a car here. One time I got caught turning into a bus lane. It was quite innocent I was just following the car in front of me and didn't know where I was going. The other I pretty much got shook down cause I was with a friend whose car has deep tints (which are illegal in the state we were driving thru).