The problem is that crime becomes acceptable and expected. When you get mugged in a city, you get the blame for being in the wrong place. They have no interest in stopping crime like that. It’s why people abandon cities after a while, especially as they get older.
When we did a survey for where to put a Habitat for Humanity development in the city where I lived, they surveyed the city leaders and the potential recipients. The #1 priority for the city leaders was access to city transit. The #1 priority for recipients was a safe neighborhood. IOW not near a ghetto. Transit was at the bottom of the their list.
“Transit was at the bottom of the their list.”
Transit should be near the top of everyone’s list.
You do not want to live anywhere near mass transit if you want to minimize crime!
Lol.