Fear and anxiety are part of life. You may feel anxious before you take a test or walk down a dark street. This kind of anxiety is useful - it can make you more alert or careful. It usually ends soon after you are out of the situation that caused it. But for millions of people in the United States, the anxiety does not go away, and gets worse over time. They may have chest pains or nightmares.
People felt safe, because most of Bombayâs citizen felt a sense of ownership for their city and took pride in maintaining its good name. Today, almost half the population of Mumbai comes from outside the state. They come for a better standard of living which, often, is more imagined than factual.
For cities of 500,000 or more people, here's the score: Safest city was Honolulu, HI, followed by 2. New York, NY. El Paso, TX was 3rd, San Jose 4th, Austin 5th, San Diego sixth, Seattle 7th, and Los Angeles 8th safest. California ranks three out of the top 8, which isn't too bad. Bad cities (unsafe) brought Detroit in first place, followed by Baltimore, Memphis, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Indianapolis and Dallas. Note: This chart below is from 2005.