Lived in Clairemont for over 26 years. It was a very nice community then, people cared about their lawns, their neighbors, there was pride in the community. But the majority of the residents in my neighborhood were military families. They started getting relocated, sold their homes and the new owners didn't care about the upkeep a house needs and the houses started looking trashy. Moreover, those that couldn't sell, rent their homes and that was even worse. Druggies moved in the house right across the street from me. Graffiti started appearing everywhere, fences, sidewalks, buildings, etc. Just couldn't keep up...it was very sad. The community, the home that I loved so much was being abused and taken over by vandals, gangs, thieves, you name it. After a couple of gang shootings close by, I decided this was not a safe neighborhood for me. So I sold my house :( and moved to north county.