That's hyperbole a bit. But you're on the right track. I grew up in the boonies at the MD/PA line and can certainly say I've seen some shit.

Ive been to bars in So PA where I'd I'd just be buried in the woods if I crossed someone there. Almost run off the road by lifted trucks, meth heads following me out of a Walmart etc. Hell I've had someone run out with a shotgun when I turned around in their driveway.

However, those instances were far and few between the consistency and density of crime in the city. I live in an extremely quiet and safe neighborhood, but I can still hear the shots off of N Pkway a few times a week. Not even a month after I moved here, and there was a mass shooting within a mile of us

Now Ive been around the city for work and shows, so I don't feel unsafe but I can acknowledge that it's far easier to get in major trouble here.

Tldr: I learned street smarts in the boonies. But I apply them far more often in the city