First, the USA is a giant country. It takes about four hours to drive from New York to Philadelphia and two weeks to drive from New York to Los Angeles.

Second, crime can vary wildly in the same city.

It so does not take four hours to drive from NY to Philly.

Are you driving a horse?

Dunno why they picked those two cities anyway. Plus traffic is a huge factor. Tampa and Orlando are only about an hour apart, and that drive can take 3 or 4 hours on a bad day.