Feeling Safe in my Neighborhood

The topic of public safety is a very interesting one. It is also a very important topic to me I never want to ignore. People want to feel safe in their homes or outside of their homes but at the same time they want to feel free to go anywhere they might want to go. It is very hard to decide who exactly are the people that can be a threat to us. It does not mean that those who once committed a crime will do it again, but knowing about it informs families of potential dangers. After all, we want our kids to be safe and we should do whatever we can to protect them. This topic is a complicated one and I am sure that there are different schools of thought. What do you personally think about such issues? What would you do to protect the safety of your family? An d finally, do you really feel safe in your neighborhood?