I use to live off of mt Vernon and scenic and it wasn’t terrible for the neighborhood. I think there were a few shootings and a murder down the street though but that’s kind of normal for anywhere in Springfield honestly. As a single woman I never felt unsafe and my neighbor was nice. I also lived off Atlantic and Kansas a few years ago and there was a drive by shooting in front of our house and I think our house was hit and I definitely felt unsafe there. Not to mention there was always strange people walking around and looking into houses.