"Brad" wrote in message
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Further, the statistics for Richmond (and perhaps other cities as
well) are skewed in that the crime stats for the City do not include
the suburbs in the surrounding counties that normally balance out the
crime rate.

That's why the stats ar for cities, not metro areas.

As a homeowner in Richmond and a resident in DC, I feel
much safer in Richmond than I do in DC...especially in the air

I'd feel safer anywhere besides DC.