Should I leave my expensive camera at home for trip to NYC?
I am going to NYC for the weekend and am comptiplating whether to bring my Nikon D200 and expensive lenses. I am worried about being mugged and having my equipment stolen. I am taking the train from Albany to NYC leaving 8am coming back at midnight. I use this equipment for wedding photography and have a wedding to shoot in 2 weeks and can't afford to lose it. How safe is NYC and how likely will I get mugged. Thanks.
Your more likely to get mugged in Albany than in NYC. Much more likely.
New York had 16,900 robberies for 8 million people, or 0.0021 per capita in 2008.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/downloads/pdf/crime_statistics/cscity.pdf
Albany had 361 robberies for 100 thousand people, or 0.0036 per capita in 2008.
http://www.albany-ny.org/crimestats/2006-2008%20Stats.pdf
So Albany has roughly 70% more robberies per capita than New York City. Not sure how many of those are muggings, but I would guess that 70% more holds up across different types of robberies.
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