The problems of dense populations are understood, but maybe here is some further light on the issues.
Suppose that the distribution of really antisocial people ( eg murderers, psychopaths, etc ) is around 1:100,000 These are the people who the media use to create headlines, and fear/loathing in the rest of the population. Obviously there is in reality a distribution curve of behaviour, from socially acceptable, to unacceptable, with a known percentage in each rank. Assume for the sake of argument that the distribution is independent of the size of the social groups, so that much the same mix of people exist in either small groups or large ones.
Contrast small groups and large groups
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