“It’s easier to victimize people in rural areas because there are less people around. Law enforcement takes a heck of a long time to respond, so you get all those kinds of demographic realities.”

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The report found violent crime had higher rates in rural areas. But unlike nearly every other violent offence, robbery rates in urban centres were 3.5 times higher than in rural areas.

Makes sense why tough on crime conservatism plays so well to that audience