Businesses in the area complain about people waiting for busses who ask their patrons for spare change. Many of these patrons do not return because they don t feel safe in the area. Owners continue to convert their homes into rental properties and the tenants are not invested in the neighborhood. They don t know other residents or property owners and do not recognize or report criminal activity. New residents are younger, and less affluent, and desire a lifestyle that is in conflict with more established homeowners.
Elderly neighbors are afraid and now stay indoors unless they have an escort.
Although this is a residential neighborhood, most properties are zoned for commercial or industrial uses. Still, the city does little to enforce the building codes. Large trash pickup is scheduled twice per year, but the neighborhood experiences a high rate of resident turnover and trash often accumulates. This gives the impression that no one cares about the neighborhood and it has been taken over by gangs and drug dealers. Crime may be related to activity schedules and routines Office buildings in the neighborhood are occupied only between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., Monday - Friday and are often vandalized or broken into on weekends.