Sure, except I don't live in any of those places, and in fact live in a left wing country that has many of the "freedoms" people in the US like to talk about (l

Sure, except I don't live in any of those places, and in fact live in a left wing country that has many of the "freedoms" people in the US like to talk about (legal access to firearms, personal responsibility/freedoms/privacy) yet some of the lowest homicide and crime statistics in the world. "Feeling safe" in a city isn't even part of any debate because everyone feels safe all the time. There aren't any homeless people left unsupported on the streets.