Sure im talking out my *** and you have all the answers, blah blah blah.
Texas ranks 15 in the most dangerous states, New York ranks 26. Why is that?
You said " the sheer number of people in urban areas makes all a bigger problem". No kidding.
Texas is dangerous. I just have to wonder how the pen border ties into this???? hum?????
The larger the city and the more people are packed into a small space, the more problems.
This rural county here, go ask an deputy sheriff who the county criminals are and they can tell you 99% of them. Mostly drug trade.
Why no cat convertor thieves where Houston has 1000s of them? Because they might be thieves but understand in the rural county 99% of he homes are armed and loaded and a big dog is in the yard, and few people here are worried about shooting a thief if needed. Just other week, an off duty Houston cop came on 2 cat thieves under his pickup, he was unarmed and they killed him. His wife and family will miss him. The community will miss him.
I guess it is a fact, the rat race does not make the city a chit hole.
He who dies with the most toys and $$$ wins. Or does he?????