Myth? Ok. But I will always believe one neighborhood can be worse than the next
Certainly. For the standpoint of street robbery, mugging, auto theft, and many such violent crimes, there are places in which you should know that do not want to spend your time.
When it comes to the likelihood of home invasion, there are some cases that may attract criminals more than others. They aren't necessarily the same places.
Or moving for safety is a myth.
It isn't--if by "safety" we mean how dangerous it is
once we leave the house or before we are in it.
My examples, which evoked the suggestion to move, occurred in places where not one would think twice about going out to get the newspaper, back in the days where when we had newspapers.
Most of the hime invasions in our metropolitan area in the last several years have been in similar areas.
Many of them are thought o have resulted from information regarding contents passed on by persons who had been in the house on legitimate business.
Most, but not all, have occurred in areas that are easy to access and depart from on Interstate highways. Homes in other areas may contain movable, tangible property of similar value, but there's a lot more risk if the perps have t get away on stop and go traffic.
Then there's this one:
https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/violence-myth-safe-havens/
Never go by averages. My three experiences occurred at night--they often happen during the day time. And in my examples,
all occurred when there were cars at home. That happens rarely.