Why is it that New York City remains the safest big city?
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Gentrification of prior high poverty areas by far has had the biggest impact on crime in NYC. There are less potential criminals per capita. Aggressive/effective policing would be another strong factor. That includes education on crime, crime prevention, and social services intervening before it gets "ugly".
NYC may be the safest city statistically over 1 million; however, there are still areas in the city where crime is still as big a problem as it is the nations "most dangerous" cities. I don't know how that compares with the other cities on that list, considering the massive population of NYC.
Honestly I think the title "safest" and "most dangerous" should be thrown out the window entirely. Crime statistics are never a good indicator of the dangers of a city. In any society with as much economic disparity as the USA, you will have struggling people, usually uneducated, that will resort to violence, out of desperation or not. Of course you will see the worst violence in areas where these people reside (ghettos).
Last edited by nykeroutoftown; 10-16-2010 at 10:31 AM..
yeah i definitely agree with what most of the posters said - its policed heavily, the population is so dense that a crime would be hard to pull off without anyone seeing, etc..I think its also just maybe a happy city overall?? haha who knowws
source? the source i had (forbes) said ny is the 6th safest city in the u.s. in general, not just of the largest cities in the country. we are still the number one safest large city in the u.s.
Numerous reasons why New York is among the lowest in crime.
1) Immigration: Unlike L.A. and other high immigrant cities, New York has a varied group of immigrants from all corners of the world. Many of these immigrants are well adjusted and ambitious, but lack a few skills, such as language, to assimilate into a suburban upper middle class, therefore they stay in the city. They populate neighborhoods which where in decline due to white flight. This keeps the population in the neighborhoods steady, thus keeps decline and blight from entering their blocks. The immigrants look out for one another and keep the areas alive and vibrant, thus less crime.
2) New York has a high population density which works in it's favor. The high density allows many cops in a small area, which helps keep an eye on things much better than a less dense sprawling area. Also, high density keeps many eyes on the street at all hours. Criminals are less likely to commit a crime when there are many witnesses.
3) Gentrification: Better off move into a area, clean it up, repair homes and expect a higher quality of life, especially with crime. This has worked in New York.
4) Broken window theory of crime: Crack down on small crime, which leads to a an increase in the quality of life, which leads to more well adjusted residents, which leads to more community involvement and finally results in less crime.
I believe 9/11 has little to do with decrease in crime in New York. The dynamics were in place well before 9/11 and crime would have continued to decrease regardless.
This is a lie from the gates of hell. New York is not the safest big city...this is a joke
Where have you been for the past 10 or 15 years. You must live a cave. New York has been one of America's safest cities for at least 10 years. This is nothing new. What does New York have to do to get the word out. Maybe put a large banner on the Statue of Liberty or something. When is this non sense going to end. This stereotype needs to die.
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