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by ethanbond 798 days ago
Crime is much much lower than it was decades ago almost everywhere in the US.

Also “run down” in reference to cities is just not true outside of a few failed areas like Detroit. NYC today is dramatically nicer than it was decades ago.
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lupire 798 days ago
Your data on New York "today" appears to be pre-opiod.
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ethanbond 798 days ago
The opioid issue is absolutely a big degradation in QOL from recent years, but no the current crime rate is still well below decades ago, especially on a per capita basis.

https://www.nyc.gov/assets/nypd/downloads/pdf/analysis_and_p...

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