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Originally Posted by GGG
Not lying,
It’s just not a relevant anecdote that his bike didn’t get stolen in Europe and got stolen here. I have a cousin whose scooter got stolen in London but she’s never had one stolen here. Neither story says anything about the relative crime rates of jurisdictions.
Also his perception of seediness likely goes back to the ridership problem. If you have 1/100 people in the station who are “Seedy” that’s going to create a different perception than 1/20. Dilution is a huge factor.
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Alternatively, the public perception of Calgary transit and other public spaces being less safe than in the past are accurate. Stats seem to bear bear out those perceptions.