D10's International Reputation

I came across this while doing my morning check of news and blogs about D10. It's from the Sydney (Australia) Morning Herald, about travel to the US, and in particular San Francisco. The reporter writes,

Among places likely to be visited by a tourist, the Tenderloin is the only part of San Francisco that might be an issue in terms of personal security but, overall, Fog City is not dangerous for travelers.The only suburbs to strictly avoid are Bayview and Visitacion Valley but these are well off the tourist track.

I realize this is just one foreign reporter's take, and sure, we're not touristy in the sense that Fisherman's Wharf or Coit Tower are, but to "strictly avoid" us!?!  At first it I took offense to it, but then it got me thinking...