To put things in perspective, the rate of violent crime (terrorism included) is lower than it's been in 50-60 years. In the '70s you could hardly toss a rock in Western Europe without hitting some group of violent Maoists. Meanwhile here in Canada a provincial cabinet minister was kidnapped and murdered by a terrorist group. Whew.

The type of attack being discussed in this article focuses on "soft" targets, and if big events are heavily protected with barriers, attackers can easily go after pedestrian promenades, markets, and patios, like they did in London. And yet, here… nothing. Which is a pretty encouraging sign.

Reading the posts on this board, one might forget that that the worst attack here in recent years was not carried out by jihadists, but rather by a lone Muslim-hating crank. And even that, while tragic, was a fortunately rare occurrence. Anyway, chill out and enjoy your summer.