• @RGB3x3
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    7 months ago

    Just look at per capita crime rates. US cities are typically less dangerous than suburban areas.

    New York City has a per capita crime rate of 6.3 per 100,000.

    Huntsville, AL has a crime rate of 387 per 100,000.

    And that difference was actually a huge surprise to me when I just looked it up. But the problem is people look at the raw number of crimes committed and think cities are so dangerous. It’s actually the opposite.

    • @Malfeasant
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      27 months ago

      Does that distinguish between violent crime vs property crime? I always heard that violent crime is a little higher in cities, while property crime is a lot higher in suburbs, but I never bothered to fact check because the (dense city) neighborhood I grew up in only had one stabbing in 20 years, so it seemed safe enough…