I've lived in New Orleans since 2009, including several years at exactly the spot you mentioned. I don't understand why people insist on exagerating the violenc

I've lived in New Orleans since 2009, including several years at exactly the spot you mentioned. I don't understand why people insist on exagerating the violence to this level. It's not more unsafe than any American city (granted, any American city is more unsafe on account of gun violence than any other city in the world thats not in a war zone.) The gunfire is not "constant" - the Bywater is as a safe as any other hipster-gentrified neighborhood, and New Orleans has not been anywhere near the top of "most-violent city" lists for more than a decade. If this is an attempt to bring down property values, i'm here for it - I can't afford to live in that neighborhood anymore, mainly because of the influx of tech-workers making and spending more than people could possibly earn in the local economy - you know the types: they complain about shit on facebook groups instead of actually getting to know their neighbors.