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Originally Posted by Wes  Oh, if only every place were as safe as Osaka...  I hear Japan is one of the countries with the lowest rate of criminality, isn't it, rocksupreme? Must be great, and a beautiful place! Alas, other countries cannot claim the same: in some major american and european cities, you'll want to be extra careful when going out at night for a walk... independently of what neighborhood you live in. |
That's not true at all. Some neighbourhoods are definitely safer than others. You're probably safer in an upper class gated community in the US, in a state that allows citizens to legally own firearms for self-defense, than almost anywhere in the world. Crime is certainly not neighbourhood independent, since it is predicated on the culture of the people in the community. Certain communities have completely different cultures.