[Spivak]

Is it actually true that crime in an area increases proportionally with population? Why would it?

Extremely high density but near zero crime would be inside a large office building.

[jazzyjackson]

there's such a thing as a "target rich environment" but I always look at these maps as "where people are", college campuses, tourist attractions, crime is high because the number of marks is high, its a coincidence if many people happen to live there too