Statistically, most crimes occur in big cities because that's where the people are.

My town of 80k, which feels perfectly safe 99% of the time, has had >2x the per capita murder rate of NYC, and has for years.

My town of 104k, which actually is perfectly safe 99% of the time, has less than 1/5th the per capita murder rate of NYC, and has for years.

I dare say my town is a great deal safer than your town. I wonder what the difference is.

you seem to be responding to the wrong post

This quote has been repeated for years and is completely misquoted as it literally splices together parts of the quote. The original quote was

"Part and parcel of living in a great global city is you’ve got to be prepared for these things, you’ve got to be vigilant, you’ve got to support the police doing an incredibly hard job, you got to support the security services."

https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/what-londons-mayor-really-s...

This is a quote that I'm sure you would agree with, as would anyone. Stop spreading this misinformation.