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37. No where close. It's not everywhere in America. There are a few cities that have gone to complete garbage.

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 04:07 PM

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This is one. If you move to EU, there are cities with the same or worse street crime now. Here it is drugs. There it is other social issues with rampant pickpockets and scammers, and mugging and assaults at night. You are running from this issue unless you choose carefully.

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