I am a cop in a city where over 95%(!!!) of reported crime is committed by blacks/Hispanics. I have to remind myself that this town is an outlier and looks very different from the rest of America.
For later.
I worked for decades in the same city where you work - it’s an aberration and we Deplorables in blue areas work hard to maintain perspective. But we may have better perspective because of that. Again, great, sober, cogent and accurate post. And thanks for what you do.
Lived there for 57 years and worked days and nights in the streets, backyards, rooftops and basements of some rather “colorful” neighborhoods. Swore that when I retired I would emigrate to America.......I did!