Everyone believes in the myth of "dark, dangerous alleways", but when you look at the crime distribution of almost any city, it's usually actually concentrated in the city centre. Which makes sense. Imagine you want to mug someone - would you stand in a place where you're alone and wait entire night for someone to pass by, or would you go in front of a bar, and wait ten minutes for someone who's too drunk to resist. I absolutely love walking around at night and I strongly prefer dark places without any people around me, and I feel much safer than when surrounded by people. Can't get robbed if there are no robbers around. Simple as that.
So far, I have had only one dangerous situation when being out in the city alone at night. There's a place I pass by where groups of people hang out - drinking, talking, listening to the music. Seemed like a lovely spot that lightened up the neighborhood, until one evening they decided to start shooting each other right when I was passing by.
BTW I really wish my city ran out of money for street lamps, because the fact that we need to keep everything lit 24/7 like a carnival is driving me crazy, and I can't wait to move to the countryside for this reason alone.
Everyone believes in the myth of "dark, dangerous alleways", but when you look at the crime distribution of almost any city, it's usually actually concentrated in the city centre. Which makes sense. Imagine you want to mug someone - would you stand in a place where you're alone and wait entire night for someone to pass by, or would you go in front of a bar, and wait ten minutes for someone who's too drunk to resist. I absolutely love walking around at night and I strongly prefer dark places without any people around me, and I feel much safer than when surrounded by people. Can't get robbed if there are no robbers around. Simple as that.
So far, I have had only one dangerous situation when being out in the city alone at night. There's a place I pass by where groups of people hang out - drinking, talking, listening to the music. Seemed like a lovely spot that lightened up the neighborhood, until one evening they decided to start shooting each other right when I was passing by.
BTW I really wish my city ran out of money for street lamps, because the fact that we need to keep everything lit 24/7 like a carnival is driving me crazy, and I can't wait to move to the countryside for this reason alone.