"Americans are being conditioned to think of crime as an urban issue. Ask why." [View all]

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Chris Geidner
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This … is not new. And the mainstream media in those cities has often been a key part of that “conditioning.”

‪Jarrett Walker‬
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Americans are being conditioned to think of crime as an urban issue. Ask why.

Alabama's murder rate is far higher than New York City's.

Urban crime is not worse than rural crime. It's just more visible. In cities everything is more visible.

So be careful what you blame city leaders for.
August 13, 2025 at 11:50 PM

This … is not new. And the mainstream media in those cities has often been a key part of that “conditioning.”

— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner.bsky.social) 2025-08-14T03:50:56.518Z

Jarrett Walker
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Americans are being conditioned to think of crime as an urban issue. Ask why.

Alabama's murder rate is far higher than New York City's.

Urban crime is not worse than rural crime. It's just more visible. In cities everything is more visible.

So be careful what you blame city leaders for.
August 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM[/excerpt

Americans are being conditioned to think of crime as an urban issue. Ask why.

Alabama's murder rate is far higher than New York City's.

Urban crime is not worse than rural crime. It's just more visible. In cities everything is more visible.

So be careful what you blame city leaders for.

— Jarrett Walker (@humantransit.bsky.social) 2025-08-14T01:03:50.126Z