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I was curious about that stat on crime rates in Moscow vs Brooklyn but I can’t find any evidence that it is true.

In 2022 there were 138 homicides in Brooklyn which comes out to 4.98 homicides per 100k residents. In comparison in Moscow Oblast there were 6.9 homicides per 100k residents (in 2017, which is the latest year I can find information for this stat).

So at least by homicides, Moscow seems more dangerous.



Here are some stats to back my claims:

https://www.numbeo.com/crime/compare_cities.jsp?country1=Uni...

The numbers clearly show that in general Moscow is much safer.

    Index        Brooklyn, NY    Moscow
    Crime Index:    45.75    36.86
    Safety Scale:    54.25    63.14


These aren't actually stats! You can't take a bunch of opinions and put a number on each one and call the result quantitative! Murders per 100k is a statistic. Violent crime rate is a statistic.

Pick a statistic that is a reasonable representation of danger (I think homicide rate is a reasonable one) and show that Moscow is lower on that statistic than Brooklyn.


I mean, don't like the numbers? Heh. Here is Statista - https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045368/homicide-rate-in...


Homicide in Russia is weirdly undercounted too. (Though idk if that carries to Moscow specifically, or just the country as a whole)


And in only one of those cities are you at risk of being drafted as cannon fodder.




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