Drop-down crib or non-drop down crib?

In beginning, we wanted to have our baby sleep with us on our bed.  But we figured that we will be more comfortable and have more sleeping space if we put him in a crib.  My husband and I looked for a crib at Babies R Us, Target, Sears, Ikea, etc.  We looked at non-drop down cribs and drop down cribs.  So far, the stores we went to did not have any drop down cribs.  I hear that the drop down cribs is convenient for the parent when putting the baby in/out of the crib.  But I also hear that the drop down cribs can cause harm to the child like strangulation or suffocation.  I want our baby to be as safe as possible.  We’ll probably go with non-drop down cribs.