So how do you reconcile the situation where your personal experiences here are in direct opposition with what studies say? (Edit: you ignore it! Classic conservative move)

Do you think there's a possibility that your perception of safety in cities isn't the same as the actual state of safety in cities? Just looking at media these days - and this is a knock on left and right media both - they report and sensationalize violence and crime at a much higher level than in decades past. Do you think that could affect your perceptions while not being aligned with the truth?

I appreciate lived experience but one person's anecdotes can't reasonably represent the full scope of an issue as complex as crime across our nation.