Should I send my son to live with his dad?

I don't live in a good neighborhood. It's always been bad. I live in the ghetto. The police are hear every other night, I can't tell you how many times I've had to bring my son inside because of gun shots. He's having his 15th birthday in two weeks and it also sucks I can't afford to do much. His dad lives in a much better area. He sees him every weekend. I'm not saying money is the most important thing, his dad is genuinely a great dad. The straw that got me thinking was the fact that yesterday he was walking to the store to get us some toilet paper because we don't have a car and he was held at gun point. My 14 year old was held at gun point by a bunch of thugs. They took his phone and the money I gave him. We called the police but nothing came of it. My son is a very sweet person and thinks of others and he does want to live with his dad. I can tell. But he won't say it because he doesn't want to hurt me. This just isn't the life I want for him. If he lives with his dad our child support agreement will change and I will most likely end up paying but thats fine as long as he gets better chance😞😞😞