Doing research for a novel I’m writing. I’m a native New Yorker, and I understand that London, like NYC, is divided into boroughs, and there are neighborhoods within those boroughs. So what I’d like to know is, what is the most dangerous borough (based either on truth, or on widespread London-public assumption)? How about the most dangerous neighborhood(s)? What tends to be the demographic of those neighborhoods? Working class, public housing, tourist areas where naive visitors get targeted by muggers?
“Dangerous” is also open to interpretation, so what I’m thinking is that “dangerous” means “a high likelihood of being the target of a random street crime,” not necessarily “a high likelihood of the dealer you owe $500 to busting down your door and knifing you in the face.”
Example from NYC: locals tend to consider the Bronx, in particular the South Bronx, to be the most dangerous borough, but dangerous neighborhoods include ones in Brooklyn like Bushwick and East New York, and parts of Manhattan like Washington Heights are considered dangerous even though overall Manhattan is agreed to be the safest borough. So what are the corresponding thoughts on London?
Thank you in advance for your advice.
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