I'm pretty sure mbv is the person who didn't want to go to the Somerset Collection because of the crime and sketchy characters. By that standard, I agree Palmer Park is not an acceptable location.

By the standards of a Detroit neighborhood, my impression is that it isn't particularly bad, but although I considered buying a condo at 1001 Covington, I didn't do it and I don't live there, so although I check it out periodically I don't have any real knowledge of what it feels like to live there. Riding through on a bike doesn't feel all that dangerous in the daytime. I don't much like riding in the dark in the city, or anyplace else really, so I haven't tried it.