American cities are astonishingly dangerous compared to their European and even Canadian counterparts. This isn't just a big city problem. Many small towns are

American cities are astonishingly dangerous compared to their European and even Canadian counterparts. This isn't just a big city problem. Many small towns are absolutely rife with violent crime. Suburban areas are, per-capita, not exactly safe either. It's vastly more dangerous to be in suburban Alabama than in pretty much any European city. It's like Americans prefer to solve their problems with guns and guns alone. You can get shot at for simply passing someone in some states, road rage all too often ends with shots fired.