Cities are becoming increasingly unaffordable and increasingly violent. I think that we are past “peak metro” and that the absolute refusal of many people to return to office work is going to result in an acceleration of out-migration from cities. This in turn will exacerbate other urban problems as the revenue base dries up and low wage employees become ever more difficult to find in urban areas.
Violent crime is more prevalent in urban areas of the US than in rural areas [2].
[1] https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12281
[2] https://www.city-journal.org/article/criminal-neglect#:~:tex....