Rural-Sherman

Rural-Sherman

Rural-Sherman is the name of a neighborhood located on the Near-Eastside of Indianapolis. Its boundaries are East 16th Street/Brookside Pkway on the North, Washington Street on the South, Rural Street on the West, and Sherman Drive on the East.

It is one of Indianapolis's most blighted neighborhoods, as a significant amount of homes and buildings in this area are decayed and/or abandoned. It is a participant in the Weed and Seed organization of Indianapolis, which helps to stabilize high crime neighborhoods.

In recent years, Rural-Sherman has slipped further into blight, and statistically, for the past couple of years, has been the most violent area in Indianapolis.Fact|date=February 2007 Crime in and around this specific area, especially in 2006, has seen much publicity and unwanted attention, including the infamous Hamilton Avenue Massacre in which a family of 7 people were executed.


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