What does close the gap is to start looking at neighborhoods within the US.
A disproportionate portion of US crime happens within a handful of neighborhoods.
It does still reflect on us as a country that in decades we've not addressed it.
Outside of those areas much of the US is quite safe.
I would consider it safe for kids to travel throughout much of the US.
Some places, nope, don't go.
Especially at night.
That said, there is also a maturity gap.
Compare the age of consent laws of Japan to the US.
Japan is 12 or 13. Much of the US is somewhere between 16 or 18.
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Originally Posted by wilnj
Right. That just serves to move us further down the list and create distance from those 3rd world countries but it doesn’t close the gap to other 1st world countries.
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