Ground Floor: Is density incompatible with safety?

If we want to reduce the number of vehicle miles traveled, we must increase density. To increase density, we must build up.

Then a study is released correlates building heights with increased instances of crime. What ever happened to "eyes on the street"?

The Ground Floor blog recently explored this condundrum and asks for further study on the issue.

As an example, the writer cites New York City, high-rise capital of the United States and also one of its safest big cities.

At what heights and in what contexts to buildings contribute to crime? Are high-rise buildings that are engaging at street-level safer than those that are not integrated into the urban fabric?

Is a combination of row houses and mid-rise buildings the best mix to balance a lessened reliance on driving with the desired level of safety?