I usually try to stay as visible to the general public as possible, i.e. stay in places where there is a little more traffic simply for the fact that you are seen by a few more people. I used to live in a ghetto myself, and for the most part people will leave you alone unless you draw all kinds of attention to yourself. Myself personally, I tend to stay away from the lycra, and usually carry some kind of sharp pointy somewhere on me.