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Originally Posted by Crawford
How many people would guess that Des Moines is far more dangerous than NYC? Not too many, I would think.
I still get people asking "is it safe to take the subway", "can I walk the streets"- type questions from people who haven't been in NYC in decades. Don't think anyone has ever asked such questions about anywhere in Iowa.
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I don't think it's really fair to compare a tiny city like Des Moines to the entire city of NYC. Des Moines is as populous as single NYC neighborhood.
Rates aside, NYC has hundreds more murders per year than Des Moines, and I think it goes without saying that the rough parts of NYC are larger and more numerous than the rough parts of Des Moines. And NYC's worst of the worst is most likely more intense than the worst parts of Des Moines. In addition to that, your average citizen in each city has only a small chance of being a victim of violent crime.
And that's why rates alone aren't the best way to gauge "danger". Of course i could be wrong about Des Moines...