Rural-Sherman
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Rural-Sherman is the name of a neighborhood located on the Near-Eastside of the downtown Indianapolis
metropolitan area. Its boundaries are East 16th Street/Brookside Pkway on the North, Washington Street
on the South, Rural Street on the West, and Sherman Avenue on the East. It is one of Indianapolis's most blighted neighborhoods, as a significant amount of homes and buildings in this area are decayed and/or abandoned. It is a participant in the Weed and Seed organization of Indianapolis, which helps to stabilize high crime neighborhoods. It is notoriously known along with other Indy suburbs such as Brightwood to the immediate North and Haughville
on the Near-Westiside of Indianapolis as a crime ridden zone with a largely African-American population. Poverty is among the worst in this district and has many sheltered housing developments in place throughout the area.
In recent years, Rural-Sherman district has slipped further into blight, and statistically, for numerous years, has been the most violent area in Indianapolis. Known as one of the worst parts of the greater Indianapolis metropolitan area, including violent crime, robbery, theft, rape, and homicide rates leading the way year after year. Violent crime in and around this specific area, especially in 2006, has seen much publicity and unwanted attention, including the infamous Hamilton Avenue Massacre
in which a family of 7 people were executed in their home by two men in the late hours on June 1, 2006.
Indianapolis
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
metropolitan area. Its boundaries are East 16th Street/Brookside Pkway on the North, Washington Street
Washington Street (Indianapolis)
Washington Street is the primary east-west street in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The street follows the route of the National Road for almost all of its length in the city of Indianapolis. For a time, its entire length was designated as U.S...
on the South, Rural Street on the West, and Sherman Avenue on the East. It is one of Indianapolis's most blighted neighborhoods, as a significant amount of homes and buildings in this area are decayed and/or abandoned. It is a participant in the Weed and Seed organization of Indianapolis, which helps to stabilize high crime neighborhoods. It is notoriously known along with other Indy suburbs such as Brightwood to the immediate North and Haughville
Haughville
Haughville is a working-class neighborhood west of downtown Indianapolis. Its borders are roughly White River Parkway to the east,roughly Holt Road to the west, 10th Street to the north and Michigan Street to the south. It suffers from a high crime rate and low property values. It is considered one...
on the Near-Westiside of Indianapolis as a crime ridden zone with a largely African-American population. Poverty is among the worst in this district and has many sheltered housing developments in place throughout the area.
In recent years, Rural-Sherman district has slipped further into blight, and statistically, for numerous years, has been the most violent area in Indianapolis. Known as one of the worst parts of the greater Indianapolis metropolitan area, including violent crime, robbery, theft, rape, and homicide rates leading the way year after year. Violent crime in and around this specific area, especially in 2006, has seen much publicity and unwanted attention, including the infamous Hamilton Avenue Massacre
Indianapolis mass murder (2006)
The Hamilton Avenue Murders is the colloquial name for the mass murder of seven people in a house at 560 North Hamilton Avenue in Indianapolis, Indiana, on June 1, 2006....
in which a family of 7 people were executed in their home by two men in the late hours on June 1, 2006.