Imagine living 55 years of your life in a once great city, to watch it deteriorate from within.
Imagine being able to leave your front door open to let a breeze come through your home.
Imagine buying a handyman’s special and fixing it up to be the nicest house on the block because you wanted to retire there.
Imagine being able to take a walk any time of the day or night without having anyone bother you.
Imagine being able to sleep through the night without low flying police helicopters waking you up.
Imagine having two of your cars totaled that were in front of your home and another one stolen.
Imagine on the very last day in your home coming home from work to have a group of high school punks plowing into your shoulder on purpose.

Now: Imagine hearing a siren 5 times a year and one of those times it’s Santa Claus coming around on a fire engine.
Imagine sleeping through the night with absolutely no outside noise or sirens.
You are correct I do not live in the city anymore I got out while my home was still worth something.
I suggest you do the same