Chicago vs. worst ranking, based on
Yearly Crime Rates per 100,000 people
Violent crime, total : 17th worst in USA
Murder (&…) : 14th worst
All cities which are worse than Chicago are at least three times smaller.
Chicago vs. worst ranking, based on
Yearly Crime Rates per 100,000 people
Violent crime, total : 17th worst in USA
Murder (&…) : 14th worst
All cities which are worse than Chicago are at least three times smaller.
Says who? Using what metric? Every rural area I’ve been to has almost zero crime, and the people are friendly and welcoming.
Crime is only one factor of safety, it’s just the one people are hyper-fixated because it’s scary.
Most other causes of violent death (car collisions, accidents, suicide, etc.) are much more common in rural areas. And these make up the vast majority of your risk of death.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-07-24/you-re-more-likely-to-die-a-violent-death-in-rural-america-than-in-a-city
If you look at illnesses and health in a broader context, the difference gets even bigger but those things aren’t usually considered aspects of “safety”.