While there are some safer communities in Central City, downtown Phoenix is generally a high crime area with the city’s highest crime rate.

Is it safe to walk around downtown Phoenix?

Yes downtown is pretty safe but not a lot goes on downtown compared to say Mill Avenue near the ASUCampus or malls like Desert Ridge Mall.

What is the bad part of Phoenix?

South Mountain This rough neighborhood has a population of 123,300. It used to be known to host the largest ghetto in Phoenix. Perhaps because, for most of some decades, it has been the poorest, most diverse, and socio-economically challenged area of Phoenix.