[SueveDobe]

So I'm moving to an actual city. Not a wannabe city like I used to live in. I'm moving to Indianapolis for work.

I'm used to crime being a domestic disturbance because a woman forgot to grab a beer from the fridge or walked in front of the T.V. while Nascar was on. Burglaries don't happen, nobody messes with your stuff, and your children are safe outside.

I don't like long drives to work. Currently my house is about 2 miles from where I work. The problem with Indy is that my employer is on the east side which has steadily gone down hill and is now somewhat ghetto. The first apartment I was looking at had 8 burglaries and 4 armed robberies in the past 6 months.

What should I be looking for as far as crime goes? I realize I'm not going to find anything close to what I have out here in the country, not even in a gated community. At what level should I consider an area to be relatively safe as far as cities go?

It's making apartment hunting kind of hard, especially since I want a short commute but the closer I get the more ghetto things become. Apartments that sound great at first turn out to have a decent amount of crime in the area.

None of the apartments seem to be too expensive, but I'm somewhat miserly and would prefer to spend the minimum amount necessary. Why pay $800 when I could pay $600... that's a new kindle fire every month! It's hard finding the right balance of rent+utils/safety/distance.