AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A gunman opened fire Monday in a Target store parking lot in the Texas capital, killing at least three people, then stole two cars during a getaway that ended with police using a Taser to detain him on the other side of the city, authorities said.
When it comes down to it, your perception of danger is going to color how you behave, and that’s totally alright for you. The reality in Austin, though, is that it’s very safe as far as large cities go. These handful of incidents you describe that happened over the course of four years are awful, but are also incredibly rare given how many people live here.
Well if you narrow down the statistics to his neighborhood it seems it’s pretty fucking common.
Your example is like claiming Chicago is incredibly safe so you shouldn’t worry too much about crime since you live in the South Side.
Only one of the incidents they listed happened in their neighborhood, the other incidents happened miles away from them on opposite sides of town over a year apart.
No, this is not at all like “claiming Chicago is incredibly safe so you shouldn’t worry about crime.” Chicago’s homicide rate is over 7 times higher than Austin’s. And based in the incident they shared, they live in fucking West Campus adjacent to the University of Texas, not the South Side of Chicago.