If you could move your family anywhere. . .

[meierlde]

I wonder if there is anyplace in the US, any more, that is truly low in crime. I'd love to live in a mid sized city (in a warm climate) where I could walk outside at any time of day or night, leave my doors unlocked, and so on. I don't think that such a place exists.

One way to tell if crime is common is to read the local newspaper and see if they report things like theft and drunk driving arrests (non accident involved) If thefts and disappearance of things get coverage then crime is fairly rare.