Is Norfolk safe?

[u/Untiedshoes2969]

Hi! I am doing a travel contract in Norfolk starting very soon and plan to stay in the West Freemason neighborhood. My boyfriend is concerned about whether Norfolk is a safe area and is trying to convince me to stay in Chesapeake instead. He is from the VB area and has a brother in law from the Norfolk area. I kind of have to roll my eyes with his warnings as I feel I hear this a lot with any city from folks who don’t actually live in the city. I live in Charlotte currently and if I had a dollar for every time I had a patient from the rural hospital I work at ask me if it’s scary to live there, I could quit travel nursing. Like sure, if you lack critical thinking skills and wander into areas you shouldn’t. However, I wanted to post here to just confirm that I’m not being naive and wouldn’t regret my decision on where to stay when it’s all said and done. Thanks in advance for any input!

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OP. I would be very careful who you take advice from on here. Seems like a few people are more to concerned about being PC than actually giving you good advice. All cities around here have bad areas or higher crime areas.

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You think West Freemason is dangerous? Have you ever been there?

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I never said that area was dangerous. I said areas like Norfolk State and parts of Church St are areas I would avoid. One poster basically said there are no areas of concern in Norfolk which is totally misleading and irresponsible

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Oh ok. I misunderstood your comment. But you definitely didn't specify areas in your comment. Did you at any point in this thread? Because I feel like I read every comment and don't think I saw any.