I was Pensacola and later Jacksonville. I went to Orlando only occasionally. The climate between Jacksonville and Orlando (pretty much anywhere more than a mile from the beach) was stifling 6-8 months out of the year.
Pretty much any major city in Florida has it’s ghetto side. I have never been into the drug crowd. Like you said, stay away.
I lived in the Orlando area for 25 years. Moved to Missouri thinking I’d get away from the humid heat. Summers are just as humid here in the Ozarks and the first two summers were a heat wave with temps going up over 100 degrees. Humidity 90% or more. We lived off grid for those two years. Something I never want to experience again.
Bad side of town = Jefferson St, Washington St, MLK Blvd etc. in most places.