From the article -"Have had enough of dodging gangs of violent drug addicts just to get in and out of the building," Musk posted.

This is a garden home and the yard is fenced in with a 10 foot privacy board in board fence The neighbor stated it was making her violently ill and that it is a health hazard for her as it was coming in through her vents and or windowsshe has also been known to harass my last tenant, and sending us text that trees are too close to her home telling us that we need to cut it because there were branches over her skylight and she claims that it was scratching the cover. she called the city when the last tenant had to sell all of her items at an estate sale due to loosing her job and having to move from the property and cited that she was in violation of city ordinances due to not informing the county of an estate sale.

I've seen hotter summers and more violent storms in Houston and a few years in a row of very mild winters in Maine.

I use the same type of requirements stated above, but I have added that applicants must agree that there will be no smoking on the property, and applicants may not have violent felony or drug convictions.I also added 'rule out' requirements that disqualify applicants.One rule out is if they make an appointment to view the property and do not show up or cancel the viewing two times. 

However, every neighborhood will probably have some type of crime, so try to see if they are other non-violent crimes (DUI or Domestic dispute) because it might have less of an impact on the desirability of a neighborhood.I only focus on a few particular areas, and so others may be able to speak to different zips.But, I like areas around Mid-town, (parts of 85712, 85716, and 85719) and it is where I spend most of my time analyzing/purchasing properties. 

"McAllen was recognized as the third safest city by SmartAssest.com, which analyzed a core set of common safety factors, including the following five metrics: violent crime, property crime, vehicular mortality rate, drug poisoning mortality rate and the percentage of the population engaging in excessive drinking."

The national median per 1,000 people for violent crimes is 4, High Point sports a 6.77.

The most recent report published online is from 2020 which shows Violent Crime down 10%, Property Crime down 9% and overall "Impact" Crimes are down 9%.

My rental is in a pretty run down area, although I don't really associate it with too much violent crime.

I, a roughneck tough guy from a poor violent neighborhood, tried to capture the desire to make a difference for myself and at the time, soon to be family.