The 2 miles from va beach line really exaggerated. I don't live in suffolk, but am here everyday of the week and been all over here for majority of my life(15 years). I don't consider it bad, downtown is not ghetto the surround areas are majority black.

Not gonna lie you see shady characters occassionally walk up and down main st. But the court house is right in front of the address you gave meaning cops frequent the area so safety isn't a big issue. I used to walk to my barbers on east washington street and never once had anyone try to or attempt to rob me, but like everywhere you go watch your surrounding. And where I'm at is like 3 or 4 doors down from that office.