Most of the problems with The Springs are centered in the same parts of town that have always been "bad".

Stay out of South East Colorado Springs (particularly the areas around Fountain & Chelton and Academy & Jetwing) and you'll be fine.

I grew up in Wichita Kansas and frankly even in the "rougher" parts of Colorado Springs I feel safer than the "rougher" parts of Wichita (of course I left Kansas before CCW was legalized there so I'm sure that has something to do with it).

The media here are breathless in their reporting of the trouble lately though ... but that's media people (go re-listen to Don Henley's Dirty Laundry).