Big anonymous city is better environment for crime than village of 50 where everyone knows each other by name.
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fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
What’s the connection between population decline and tight knit communities and crime? I can’t see any
14th_cylon@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
kestrel7_7@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Except in practice living in the city no one ever steals from me and all the folks I know who live in rural areas are like “watch out for methheads, they’ll steal your shit”
fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
Yeah rural areas are crime hotspots, even after accounting for lower population
Ledivin@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Mostly just less anonymity. In a large community, you can remain unknown. In a town where everyone knows each other, you’re a known entity whether you like it or not.