I was thinking of moving to philly, but all these crime reports are making me wonder how safe it is. I'm used to quite nice areas of Boston which are really safe. Is Philly really as bad a some of the reports say it is, I've heard people talk about the city being a complete ghetto.
To be honest I'd like to be living near the end of a subway line so that I can commute to work outside the city easily, but my g/f can get in to upenn area easily. Anyone of you Philly people know of any guides that tell you which areas to avoid, or more about what living in philly is like? Particularly if there is any info on how safe the area around UPenn is too.
Oh and If I move there this summer I might need a "cash in hand" job for a few months, any recommendations? Doesn't need to be high earning, just enough for food really.