Crime
Cora: I have lived in Kenwood with my family for over 10 years. We love the neighborhood. We are also not blind to the fact that crime happens here. Some parts more than other parts. Get a dog. If you find your yard with a privacy fence, plant roses, bouganvilla or catus on it. At least no one would be able to enter your yard quietly! Reality is that we are not the lowest crime rate in the city, nor the highest. We are pretty average. As another poster expressed, just be aware of your surroundings. This is just common sense. No need to be paranoid here. Get to know your neighbors. Talk to some and find out which areas you might want to avoid. Those areas are shrinking, though, thanks to the association efforts and the fact that this is a family neighborhood and we tend to talk to one another. Crime watch means more than watching it happen. We call the police here. When criminals know it, they go elsewhere. I didn't want to live here at any cost 10 years ago because of the bad things I heard about the area. Now I wouldn't want to be anywhere else! Hope you find a great bargain and come to love Historic Kenwood as much as we do.
Cora: I have lived in Kenwood with my family for over 10 years. We love the neighborhood. We are also not blind to the fact that crime happens here. Some parts more than other parts. Get a dog. If you find your yard with a privacy fence, plant roses, bouganvilla or catus on it. At least no one would be able to enter your yard quietly! Reality is that we are not the lowest crime rate in the city, nor the highest. We are pretty average. As another poster expressed, just be aware of your surroundings. This is just common sense. No need to be paranoid here. Get to know your neighbors. Talk to some and find out which areas you might want to avoid. Those areas are shrinking, though, thanks to the association efforts and the fact that this is a family neighborhood and we tend to talk to one another. Crime watch means more than watching it happen. We call the police here. When criminals know it, they go elsewhere. I didn't want to live here at any cost 10 years ago because of the bad things I heard about the area. Now I wouldn't want to be anywhere else! Hope you find a great bargain and come to love Historic Kenwood as much as we do.