I've lived in a few areas from suburbs to major metropolitan areas. But this isn't about personal anecdotes, it's my understanding that objectively this is established as fact that the violent crime rate is actually quite low [1]
Also the crime I have witnessed (e.g. homeless people) would not have been in any way shape or form prevented by tracking cellphones or whatever palantir is selling.
I think it's very, very easy for an emotional citizen to conjure up images of being mugged for $200 while very easily ignoring the thousands of dollars we each lose by billionaires cheating on their taxes.