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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How is pointing out the correlation between population density and increased crime rates nimbyism.

* the more people around higher changes one has a criminal agenda

* for criminals crimes of opportunity increase with more people and things around

very weird take to turn this into an anti-density comment

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Because NIMBYs say they they don’t want more density because it results in more crime and then the typical glib response is that believing that is racist and NYC is the safest place in the country when considering crime per 100,000 residents.

You are saying directly that more density equals more opportunity for crime which is exactly the NIMBY objection.

It’s neither here nor there, but your response indicates that you don’t fully understand the lack of intellectual consistency and ramifications of your belief. I personally agree with you and think your reasoning is correct but I’m not a NIMBY. Housing choice is fine and MFH is fine, however zoning principles are important to ensure that there is a density gradient from urban cores to outer areas, meaning that downtown DC should have the highest population density with high-rise apartments and the suburbs have SFH, etc. [/quote]

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