That's true, regarding city crime. There's actually been a lot of studies done on many issues in country vs city, with poverty, crime, drug use, suicide and so on. But that's a whole other thread.
My above posts, in an aside, weren't intended to be a personal attack. I could do a lot better than calling you a right winger lol. Speaking of which, I happened to vote Howard last election. Not because I like or dislike the man, but because of a local issue...Long story, anyway lol. And yeah, his government is right, no doubt.
In completely theoretical or hypothetical terms, the more a society is allowed to do, the technically freer they are. But along with that is more chaos. Before too long, the chaos overtakes and freedom is long lost.