Overall, New York is a very safe city (despite what others would have you believe based on misconceptions rooted from 40 years ago). Being a major city that covers ~300 square miles, New York is not without any crime, but given its population, NYC has relatively low crime rates.
Better than the US average, but things like the murder rate are significantly elevated by European or East Asian standards.
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Better than the US average, but things like the murder rate are significantly elevated by European or East Asian standards.
That is true, and the post has been edited in response. Thanks!