Are you any more likely to have something happen to you in Calgary than say, 15 years ago when the population was one-third less than it is today?
The more people there are, the more incidents there will be . . . . but that doesn't mean the probability of something happening has increased.
If I'm not mistaken, New York City is now one of the safest, if not the safest, large cities in the USA. Quite a contrast from 15 and 20 years ago when it was quite the opposite, a decaying and festering rat hole.
But . . . . you read about murder and mayhem in New York all the time. Its just that the probability factor has diminished significantly.
As a side note, even though we're isolated and theoretically vulnerable at our home in the country, Mrs. Cowperson told me a few years ago she feels a lot safer than she did in Calgary.
Cowperson
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