05-06-2023, 02:50 PM
Smote wrote:
[quote=Ted King]
If I remember what I heard on the NPR show, the guest said that contrary to what a lot of MAGA believers like to think (the guest didn't put it terms of MAGA believers - that is my spin), in terms of gun violence New York City is not only not a hellhole, it is one of the very safest places you can live in the United States.
I would absolutely love to hear how NYC is so safe. Never been there, so I have no real opinion. I'm not refuting it, but I'd love to hear how one side got it so wrong.
A combination of prejudice, ignorance and a changing situation.
New York City Is a Lot Safer Than Small-Town America
These are “external” deaths - when external things cause your death (ie non-health related). A lot safer overall, partly because very few people drive in NYC, so traffic deaths are way lower. Also, parts of NYC are quite well-to-do, and those areas are always lower in crime, as a general rule.
But, also:
Gun laws work. Success and peace breed success and peace.
Full disclosure: these graphs leave off the 9/11 attacks.
Washington Post (gift link).