Common-sense illusions - News

"All this suggests that while some ideas about neighborhood safety have basis in truth, there are many times when the danger is either under- or overestimated. We are much more likely to be robbed in the Loop than in Uptown, yet often, we barely bother to take extra precautions when we go downtown. We are much more likely to die in Logan Square than in the city's far-flung public housing projects, but Logan Square gets more visitors. "