Just like most people would say that living conditions have gotten worse in the past 50 years.

People will say all sorts of kooky things based on vibes.

> This is not because sensationalist media has successfully tricked them into thinking there is more crime than there is

. . . it's because they never leave the metro area or even consider conditions anywhere else.

That was my experience living there, anyway. A glaring blindness to anything not NY, where everything happens.

Crime is up across the entire country, especially in large urban metros. That being said NYC is still incredibly safe relative to its size. New Yorkers need some perspective. I'm writing from Chicago after having moved from NYC last year.