Juvenile crime, visible signs of indigence, ghettos or slums are non-existent.
Women are safe on Vienna's streets and public conveyances.
Children go unaccompanied to school. Integration is not left to chance. Statistically, bodily assault is a rare occurrence. Whereas New York's mayor proudly relates that the number of murders in his city has been halved to around 1,000, his Viennese counterpart can boast of less than 20. Juvenile crime is virtually non-existent, and fringe groups such as drug addicts are cared for and not ostracized.