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> Today you have 2 people working 100 hours a week to support 1-2 additional people , while living in an apartment and living in a run down and crime infested n
by bjornsing 3y ago
> Today you have 2 people working 100 hours a week to support 1-2 additional people , while living in an apartment and living in a run down and crime infested neighborhood.
Is that really true, or is it more a feeling many Americans have? As a Swede it’s a bit hard to relate to.
- ethanbond 3y agoCrime is much much lower than it was decades ago almost everywhere in the US. Also “run down” in reference to cities is just not true outside of a few failed areas like Detroit. NYC today is dramatically nicer than it was decades ago.
- lupire 3y agoYour data on New York "today" appears to be pre-opiod.
- ethanbond 3y agoThe opioid issue is absolutely a big degradation in QOL from recent years, but no the current crime rate is still well below decades ago, especially on a per capita basis. https://www.nyc.gov/assets/nypd/downloads/pdf/analysis_and_planning/historical-crime-data/seven-major-felony-offenses-2000-2023.pdf https://www.nyc.gov/assets/nypd/downloads/pdf/analysis_and_p...