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Speculation here, but there seems to have been an overall increase in homelessness and less willingness by some communities to police the problem. Anecdotally,
by bumby 2y ago
Speculation here, but there seems to have been an overall increase in homelessness and less willingness by some communities to police the problem.
Anecdotally, when I moved about 10 years ago, it was uncommon to see homeless downtown. Then there was a transition period where they were allowed downtown in the evening but the police would clear them out in the early morning. Now, you can find them there at all times of the day.
- anon291 2y agoIn the United States, homelessness has gone down but the number of street people has gone up
- rchaud 2y agoHard to believe considering that police budgets go up every single year, and business owners aren't exactly shy about calling them in.
- javagram 2y agoLook up “Ferguson effect”. Regardless of police budgets, policing in the USA has taken a step back in the last decade and reduced enforcement. The result can be seen everywhere - more car crashes and deaths, speeding, homicides, car theft, and also in smaller ways like subway turnstile jumping and loitering.