Let me go ahead and get this out of the way... I would have rated this property a 4, then debated about 2 or 3. I opted for 3 because what was controllable and what is not.
What cannot be controlled is the demographic of the area. There is a transition house across the street, so you have some drug use visible from the window, and walk through small groups of displaced individuals periodically. They did not interact with my party for the most part.
We felt safe due to the multiple cameras on the property. However based upon the accusations from the property owner ( slamming/banging on doors, noise in the back parking lot, porch, central shared space), I can only assume these cameras do not work... which would be a cause for concern. Based upon the man who tried to open the door to our apartment from across the street, the more appropriate assumption (upon review of security cameras) would likely be that the drug use and population across the street would account for the yelling/screaming profanities, banging and other noises at 1:45-4:30 AM on two given nights.
With the bedrooms on the porch, we did hear the apartment next to ours come in at 2:30 one morning, but that's expected with paper walls.
As for the apartment:
Well decorated and centrally located. The walls are pretty thin, and outside noise is easily heard, however ear plugs are provided by the management group. Oh, ear plugs provided? I wonder if that is because they're aware of the noise issues in the area?