"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote

| The truth is that rural crime rates have in general been higher than
| city crime rates everywhere. Country and small-town folk mistake low
| numbers for low rates. Do the "incidents/100K people" math, and you'll
| be amazed at how dangerous the peaceful countryside is.

| True.

You both think that? Yet with no links or references.
I'd be surprised if it's true. And I would expect the US
to be different from Britain. In Britain, rural is not so
far away as it is in the US. Also, in the US most rural
people have guns and are prepared to take care of
themselves. Both of those factors discourage rural
crime. But I have no figures and don't know where
one might find such figures. If they exist, I'd be
curious about a comparison of types of crime and
also percentage of people who knew the criminal.
I'd expect the type to vary. For instance, if a drunken
teenager walks down the street kicking off rearview
mirrors, the same teenager in the country might light
a brush fire. Mischief in both cases. But different
results.