Those are anecdotes. You've put forth a conspiracy theory about manipulated numbers. I lived in NYC and there a lot on biz along with SF and yes, there are shitty areas, so you're right on tha5. But no, walking midtown is not bad. If you watch Fox any bad event in these major cities is played ad infinitum. My SF friends say avoid the tenderloin and the rest of the city is fine. Same w Seattle etc. But the right wing media is as bad or even worse than others at spinning anecdotes into systematic facts.No you’re incorrect. In this case the data from this administration is manipulated to their benefit. New York, LA, Chicago are in shambles. Drugged out people in alleyways while South Americans with sombreros walk the streets aimlessly throughout the day. The nyc subway is not safe to drive at night. There would be nights twenty years ago I’d come home from the bar and take a sitting nap on the subway until I got to my stop in Manhattan. I’d probably get stabbed or robbed if i did that today.
I'll take systematic data collection over stories any day. But look - we agree any crime sucks and people who get wanton on it need to be taken off the streets, in very direct ways. And we agree it's time we put the needs of the average citizen above those who perpetrate.