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The crime rate peaked in the late 80's early 90's and has been steadily dropping since. It's no longer like a Charles Bronson Deathwish movie.Originally posted by Bereta_Eder View Post
I am not delusional! Now if you'll excuse me, i'm gonna go dance with the purple wombat who's playing show-tunes in my coffee cup!
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this is true. The crime rates are significantly higher in the last 2 years and a nearly 50% increase in violent crimes rates sounds terrifying but the rates rates were literally 600% higher at the peak in 1991. So sure, complaining about the spike in crime might be justified but hyperbole about "unprecedented" or even "historically high" crime is incredibly misleading.Originally posted by Broken_Erika View PostComment
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I vote above ground. I explored NYC by bicycle in 2022, Manhattan (starting in Inwood and Washington Heights, all the way down the west side, then up the east side a bit) and across into Brooklyn. I saw one homeless guy the whole time, and no one behaving strangely. The trash on the curbs waiting for pickup was a bit odd, but that's just a quirk of the city.
I don't doubt that quite a few areas were dangerous in the '70s when Live and Let Die was filmed, and I'm sure you could find a high crime neighborhood if you intentionally sought one out. But for anywhere that a tourist is likely to go? It may well be the safest-feeling big city I've visited. Lots of people out and about too, even as the sun was setting.
I'd also recommend above ground as it gives you a better sense of where you are and the scale of the city. On my previous visit circa 2010, I took the subway, and just emerging from the subway at the highlights, I didn't get nearly as good of a sense of the city as when I could see where I was traveling.Comment
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