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Be careful if you're down in the tube station at midnight.... You may feel a punch, then maybe a kick... They may steal your money that you had for a take away curry 😉

Dan S

This is interesting for me to hear that safety in London has declined over the past 30-40 years. I had of course heard about various terrorist incidents, but I wasn't aware of the routine crime and violence.

I was a teenager in NYC in the 1970s, and it was really, really bad. Nearly everyone had first-hand experiences with mugging, and violent crime was ubiquitous. I don't know the statistics, but violence and crime was so widespread that it affected everyone's life daily. It is extraordinarily better today. Many parts of the city that were virtual no-man's lands in the 70s have been totally revitalized. In the 70s, the subway system was largely unsafe after dark (and pretty disgusting), now it is commonly used by a wide cross-section of the public. The change, especially for someone who moved away and only visits occasionally, is almost unbelievable. And whatever the reason for this change, it's clearly not because of an absence of immigrants ... there are plenty in New York. 😁

Please note that this is only meant as an interesting (hopefully) story and observation, not a value judgement or political statement about one country vs. another. I also hasten to add that I am not a supporter of police policies that violate civil rights, and I further understand that gentrification has serious downsides as well. My purpose was just to highlight the interesting fact that London and New York seem to have moved in opposite directions in terms of public safety.

Engee

Name a whole borough that is unsafe to live in. Seriously, just look at the crime stats. Of course there’s less crime in some sleepy village on the Dorset coast. You’re comparing a sleepy village with one of the biggest cities in the world.