Whether or not school is in session affects frequency of police calls, and here this fact determines where I go and when. Location of rehab facilities, halfway houses, large apartment complexes, and homeless shelters are other variables that can determine an area's safety. Housing projects are to be avoided. There was one here called Death Valley. I went there many times by myself when looking for my students who ceased attending. When I retired, several adults living in this place told me that residents thought I was crazy and were afraid of me. They said that my being viewed as crazy was the reason nobody killed me. When I retired after 16 years in this school district, I was shell shocked. For real.