..........I agree and love the historical component of being in the hundreds of years old French Quarter. I would point out that the French Quarter has ALWAYS been a mecca for people, shall we say, on the lower end of the quality spectrum.
I think you just have to be real careful and real AWARE and off the streets no later than 1:00 a.m.
My son was admitted Into the University of New Orleans for Fall 2021–he’s waiting til the last minute to decide as he wants to pick a college that has the most in person classes offered but he sure loves New Orleans. A jazz/ragtime/blues paradise! And he loves hot weather too. Won’t go to any college where it snows.