I absolutely love Memphis, but again - I've only been in a bad area once. I was on Elvis Presley Boulevard, and the farther down you go, the more narrow it gets, and the worse the area gets. Once it turned into a two-lane, there were cars parked on the side of the road, and people sitting outside on the hoods talking, laughing, playing loud music. Off the street I was on, we heard a gunshot come from a hotel, and we got out of there pretty quickly. Found out later that someone had died in that hotel from that gunshot. :shock:
But I just stay out of the bad areas. Easy, peasy. I go to Beale Street, or Graceland, or wherever, and we have no problems. Amazing music, amazing BBQ. I love me some Memphis.