Crime and death are everyday life in Night City
Night City does have various security measures and forces like the NCPD (Night City Police Department) and the tactical special units of Maxtac to curb the high crime rate in Night City, however, these aggressive reactions seem to only exacerbate the tensions.
Night City is classified more by the territories of gangs rather than districts, which do not hesitate to assert themselves against rival gangs with violence.
It’s not uncommon for innocents to get caught in the crossfire. At best, people only have to deal with the damage and destruction of the city and infrastructure, instead of (for no other reason than “at the wrong time in the wrong place”) losing their lives.
Death and violence are a problem that many innocent residents face every day, regardless of whether they provoke trouble or simply exist and try to lead a somewhat normal life in this “city of dreams” that promises so much but harbors even more dark sides.
Cyberpunk 2077 does not shy away from showing the parallel world of different social classes in Night City, where wealthy corporate giants live in abundance while others ruin their lives with a false implant out of desperation. Yet even successful Edgerunners are sure that there is no happy ending for anyone in Night City, not even when it may seem so for a moment: After 600 hours of Cyberpunk 2077, a player helps an NPC for the first time, only to realize that in Night City, there is no happy ending for anyone
