Originally Posted by
MEMpilot
Memphis is more dangerous (I've been mugged at gunpoint as well), but has an infinitely richer culture than IND. I'm a downtown/midtown person and single, so Memphis works well with me.
If you've never spent much time in IND, you might not know this but it has a very similar section of town called Broad Ripple that is very much like Midtown. It is HUGE with the arts and culture. I liked Midtown in Memphis but Broad Ripple is a mix of Midtown and Beal rolled into one.