How much crime is too much crime?

[Jonathan Shnoravorian]

Hey guys, doing research in a few areas. I see some neighborhoods of properties that are presented to me on realtor crime heat map as a tier 4 (5 being the worst). General areas I've looked in for multiple markets where cash flow is pretty good averaging a C- in crime report. My question is, how do you know if the crime is just not worth it, or if I'm overreacting? I'd love to be in better neighborhoods, but those are a lot harder to find and don't cashflow as well. At the same time, I don't think that I'm buying in completely run down ghetto's either. I guess I just don't know whether or not a deal is worth it because of the crime report. I don't want to pass up on good deals where the crime isn't as bad as it seems. I hope I'm making sense. If someone can shed some light on how I can get a clearer picture and understanding on this I'd appreciate it.