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Originally Posted by pip
That's what I hear when I go home within the US. I don't even bother to explain anymore - well there are safe parts etc. Unfortunately the reality is even the safe areas the chances of being a victim of a robbery or something are higher than other top tier American cities. The crime stats while certainly not the worst in the US on a per capita basis are shocking nonetheless especially compared with other developed countries.
So what is the draw here? Other cities have museums, have river walks, have architecture, storied pasts. But how many of the top tourist destinations have crime like Chicago even in the 'safe areas'?
Chicago has an image problem but a lot of it is deserved.
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^ What stats do you have to back this up, namely that tourists in Chicago are victims of more crime than in other US cities? Just curious...