lowER, not low
Crime is declining, I did not say it was low in absolute terms. Consider center city, compared to whay used to be , say, 5-10 years ago Also consider Camden NJ (east of Philly), which used to be the murder capital of the USA, but not anymore. And the suburbs (the white ones of course) are just as safe as many other suburbs, according to crime stats. BTW may I ask where you live ?