The shit that pisses me off, is that as soon as you enter these areas you have all the "thugs" that walk real slow in the street (instead of the sidewalk). That shit makes me furious, and I make a point to scare the shit out of them. I'd be glad to show them what it's like to be pinned under a 5000 pound car sometime. 
Why in the hell don't "thugs" walk on the sidewalk, or check to see if cars are coming when they cross?
The only explanation I can come up with is that they are completely ignorant, and just roaming around like a dog does.
My nabe was doing great until 2007 or so. we had tons of irish carpenters, dry wall guys, hvac guys, etc. Their wives walked w strollers u and down the streets, etc. Once Lehmen wnet down, these dudes all went home and we were left w the jamaicans from wakefield and baychester walking in w gangsta lean, gang colors, drug dealing, etc.
Now people are scared, especially since a U.S. Army Reserve barakks was turned into a homless shelter