All cities have their bad spots, but compared to Chicago Indy is much nicer imho.
I live S. of it about 25 miles, never felt unsafe anywhere in the city except over by the fairgrounds one night. (I don’t even step foot downtown during the Black Expo though, all bets are off when the sun goes down then I will admit...)
Indianapolis is much nicer than Chicago. I live 20 miles north of downtown, about 2 miles from where that mother and daughter were killed in the home invasion in Westfield.
I have my 45 rule. I don’t go into Indianapolis without a .45. I can’t do this in Chicago so I will not go there.