By the time I was there, things had calmed down ALOT since 1984. The Marielitos have been locked up or dead for years, and criminal activity is largely concentrated in the northern/northwestern portions of MD County where you have no business being anyway.
I grew up in the Coral Way-SW 27th Ave. area. Lived around Dadeland when I left.
Played a few courses at Doral ( not the Blue Monster ) thru a friend. Summer time us peons were allowed on the property. :)