Discussions about safety have become surreal, since the idea of safety in cities is completely utopian and unreal.  Safety has been the most damaged of all basic needs, to the extent that in some cases the minimum requirements for living in a community are absent.  See entire post

In a previous post I mentioned that cities are living organisms that suffer from illnesses, some chronic, and these ills can even lead to their demise. One of the most serious illnesses a city can have is lack of green spaces for its citizens. See entire post