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raeXofXsunshine t1_iu8mgkk wrote

Reply to comment by Ok_Ad8609 in Ever felt unsafe walking along the streets of Baltimore late at night? by agentxstealth

But surely by sheer virtue of population density the statistical likelihood of being the victim of a crime is higher in the city no matter the eerie feelings one gets in rural areas. As for no one hearing you, there are plenty of city neighborhoods in the US that cries for help will not get a response - deaf ears are functionally the same as no ears, right?

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SockaSockaSock t1_iu92va8 wrote

My understanding is that generally speaking you’re more likely to be the victim of a crime in cities, but you’re usually more likely overall to be killed by external factors in rural areas. This is because rural areas have far more fatal car accidents, drownings, animal attacks, etc. So if the goal is just avoiding death you’re usually safer in cities (though not sure if this holds true for cities with higher than average homicide rates like Baltimore).

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