[justapassenger]

While true that it’s ignored, America was a “cesspool of crime” many times in the past. It’s still much better than 1980s.

[JKCalhoun]

I think statistics bear that out.

Does it seem though that specific locales are disproportionately slipping back into crime "cesspools"? Could it be something like the "broken window" theory of crime or might it be areas of heightened homelessness where this is a problem?

I have no idea.

[starkd]

True. But this just shows that we do know how to bring crime under control. Just a question of political will at this point. The recipe is there, if we look to history.