Episode 5 - Part 2 It's Not Always Sunny

The crime rates in the last few months have not been pretty. It seems that some of our inner city communities are experiencing an alarmingly high trend in crime. We are also seeing a proliferation of tent villages and visible homelessness. Are these things connected? And is crime only up in our neighbourhood? Yep! By quite a bit, actually.

This episode talks a little bit about the numbers and what may or may not be causing the problems. Check out the links below for more information.

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Edmonton Neighbourhood Crime Mapping

https://crimemapping.edmontonpolice.ca/

Elise Stolte's article in the Edmonton Journal:

https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/elise-stolte-edmontons-ghetto-problem-is-much-bigger-than-drug-consumption-sites

Articles about the connection between economy and crime:

https://www.citylab.com/life/2013/09/puzzling-relationship-between-crime-and-economy/6982/