^ great video!
And if we go back to the car wrecks vs. crime perception thing, and which you should be more afraid of, it's also important to remember that car wrecks are FAR more random than homicides, on average. In a city like Chicago, if you ain't in a gang or gang-adjacent (relative, friend, neighbor, etc.), the actual chances of you being shot while visiting the city are vanishingly small. Last year we had a grand total of zero suburban soccer moms and their young children murdered on the streets of Chicago.
Yet, the good old 'responsible" soccer mom who hauls her kids around suburbia on high speeds stroads a couple of times a day, everyday, (without giving it even the slightest of first thoughts, mind you) will never believe it because "OMG, the city is so dangerous!!! Haven't you been watching the news?"
Again, most people suck at risk assessment because emotions.
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