The question is...Which came first, the abject poverty or the Democrats?
The Democrats. Most urban cities were relatively safe places to live until LBJ brought us the modern day welfare state.
Bullshit.
Cities (everywhere) condense people together, and that makes for more crime. Always has, always will.
Quit pulling opinions out of your ass, take conservative tokyo for example compared to New York city
Crime Comparison Between New York, NY and Tokyo
New York, NY. Tokyo
Crime Index: 50.62 22.08
Safety Scale: 49.38 77.92
New York, NY Tokyo
Level of crime
56.31.
19.13
Worries home broken and things stolen
45.71
19.33
Worries being mugged or robbed
51.68
18.49
Worries car stolen
41.42
17.97
Worries things from car stolen
52.72
18.35
Worries attacked
49.52
20.70
Worries being insulted
52.67
27.37
Worries being subject to a physical attack because of your skin colour, ethnic origin or religion
41.83
24.74
Problem people using or dealing drugs
60.19
21.81
Problem property crimes such as vandalism and theft
57.18
23.18
Problem violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery
53.33
17.20
Problem corruption and bribery
60.35
15.60
Crime Comparison Between New York, NY, United States And Tokyo, Japan. Safety Comparison.