crime rates for January to June 2008 while the murder rate increased in small and midsize cities. The data showed that violent crimes in the U.S. declined by 3.5% while property crimes went down by 2.5%. Murder showed a nationwide decline of 4.4% while a 3.3% increase in murder and ...
Crime rates are usually lower and people are more likely to know their neighbors. This means that people feel safer and more secure in their homes. Another advantage of living in small cities is the natural environment. These cities are surrounded by beautiful countryside and often have plenty ...
Rebecca Edwards Rebecca is the lead safety reporter and in-house expert for SafeWise.com. She has been a journalist and blogger for over 25 years, with a focus on home and community safety for the past decade. Rebecca spends dozens of hours every month poring over crime and safety reports...
After drawing up a shortlist we delved into the harder metrics such as crime rates, life expectancy and quality of universities. We then contrasted them with more intangible factors, such as whether you can get a good coffee at 06.00 or be on a dance floor at 02.00. Finally we dispatched...
The country is safer than the city and crime rates are lower. In the country, there is an abundance of trees and vegetation. In the country, there are parks and open spaces, and there is a variety of wildlife to observe. Although some of the reasons why one might choose to live in ...
Another element we considered was violent crime rates collected from the FBI database. No one wants to live in a city where violent crime goes unchecked, so we ranked all cities accordingly. The last two factors we researched were employee wages and restaurants per capita. There are few things...
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What makes a city dangerous? Obviously, cities with high crime rates are going to be dangerous, so the better question to ask is why certain cities have higher crime rates than others. Several factors contribute to making a city dangerous, and it's often a complex interplay of social, econo...
. Ann Arbor is just the right size. It has 200,000-ish people, plus a very vibrant cultural life, thanks to all the students of U of M. It provides just about all the convenience that a large city can ...