I work as an Airbnb cleaner. Downtown around these XL center or in West Hartford are the safer areas in my opinion. My host has units in WeHa, XL center area, north end, and Bristol/Windsor. They only ones I'd consider staying in are the West and XL areas. Quality is also best in those areas if you want to be in Hartford directly.

I live in the Frog Hallow and Asylum Hill area. Between the conditions of the city and all of the addicts, it's not surprising that people are leaving. I love Hartford, but it's kind of a dump outside of the downtown XL Center area, and even downtown has issues.