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What is equally important small communities are more natural for the man who has always been part of social or family groups over a few thousand years of the history of mankind. Living in big cities has loosened or even severed those natural ties, which results in loneliness and anonymity. This is one of the reasons why people in big cities are more likely to develop depression and other mental disorders. Another aspect of the issue is that connected with law and order. Small towns usually show lower crime rate and less violence. It simply seems that people living there are under weaker pressure of everyday life.