| Richmond, VA | Chicago, IL | National | |
| Murder: | 38.8 | 16.4 | 7 |
| Forcible Rape: | 38.83 | 32.2 | |
| Robbery: | 504.3 | 555.1 | 205.8 |
| Aggravated Assault: | 460.9 | 610.4 | 336.5 |
| Burglary: | 1167 | 845.2 | 813.2 |
| Larceny Theft: | 3245.1 | 2930.1 | 2601.7 |
| Vehicle Theft: | 744.5 | 763.8 | 501.5 |
I guess I have to agree with your comparitive graphs — Chicago, while certainly a big city with the related urban crime climate, is not as difficult to endure as a lot of other major cities.
I spend about half my time in Chicago and find the people and surroundings something I can deal with most of the time having come from the suburban area of a much smaller city.
When in Chicago, I stay in the loop area and work in the near west side. If I was in the outer suburbs my opinion might be even higher. Good town. They will probably never get a handle on their local or state government, but that isn’t a problem that almost all big cities don’t share.