If you were here even as recently as 2010, you'd have been scared to drive in OTR in broad daylight. This isn't an exaggeration at all. Attempted car jackings were pretty common.
That's an exaggeration. These "most dangerous" designations are pretty meaningless, anyway. Neighborhoods can be dangerous for many reasons, in many different ways, and for different people, at different times of day, dependent on context.
You can say the same thing about almost any other kind of comparison that's not strictly numeric. Fact of the matter is, people make comparisons and they're valid for many reasons.
You can say the same thing about almost any other kind of comparison that's not strictly numeric.
That's an argument against making similar comparisons in other domains, too; you're supporting my claim, not contradicting it. People absolutely do make these comparisons, but I wouldn't point to what people happen to do as evidence that any random one of those things makes any sense.
I get it; we like these comparisons. They're fun. They're also -- at best -- misleading.
All but the most careful comparisons are suspect.