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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's an absolute myth that rural areas are safer. Rural areas typically have the highest crime rates, particularly violent crime; the only place that comes close are the most dangerous urban areas. [/quote]

NP here. I went looking for the statistics, and it's kind of a mixed bag. Crime is way up in rural areas (https://www.governing.com/topics/public-justice-safety/gov-crime-rural-urban-cities.html) and it is dropping in cities. So the trend lines are going the right way for cities and the wrong way for rural areas, but urban zones remain more dangerous right now.

With that said, I grew up in a rural area that absolutely felt more dangerous than the city where I live now. The reasons why are pretty clear. The area where I grew up is absolutely awash in guns, and the loss of the primary industry means that poverty skyrocketed throughout the period of my youth. So you have guns, poverty, and drugs all in one toxic soup. Add underfunded social services and law enforcement and you have a perfect storm for violence. [/quote]

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