Imagine needing a study to find that an active, trusting community has less "crime".

  • XKEYSCORE [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    this has been known since like, the 30's.

    active community that knows each other = high rates of informal surveillance = reduced crime; this is basic social disorganization theory. atomization makes this pretty hard to achieve unless you're in a wealthy area, unfortunately.