I lived in the middle of Chicago for 4 years and never saw any crimes while I was there; littering and (harmless) drunks perhaps the worst of it. Of course, I

I lived in the middle of Chicago for 4 years and never saw any crimes while I was there; littering and (harmless) drunks perhaps the worst of it. Of course, I naturally avoided any area/time where I expected crime to occur… but I didn’t have to exert any real efforts to do so (at least partly because I had nothing drawing me to shitty areas; Devon St and chinatown were the worst areas with any draw… and they’re not too bad even at night). Lots of ambulances passing by though. And lots of stories. But easy enough to replicate. Cities are big places. There’s a lot of ways to experience them.