When people think of places like Chicago, they think of the Mafia, and Al Capone. But Chicago is
far more dangerous today, than it was back in the 1920s and 1930s.
Chicago homicides in 2022: 393 people have been slain. Here’s how that compares with previous years.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...joy-story.html
Bensonhurst, in Brooklyn is well known as a hub for mafia activity as well. It is in the 62nd precent I believe:
As you can see it has the lowest crime rate. You won't see petty crime, vandalism, public urination, etc.. Because the mafia will probably crack their skulls.
I think the mafia is a terrible thing, and has stunted the development of southern Italy, and Sicily, as well as Italy as a whole. But the media seems to favor focusing on the Italian Mafia, while other ethnicities have far worse crime, and violence.
I remember hanging out in Brooklyn, and someone told me the safest neighborhoods in the city were Mafia run. The statics verify that.