Yeah I would. Once good jobs are wildly available and education rises, crime tends to drop

The Effects of Unemployment on Crime Rates in the U.S

https://repository.gatech.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/9e7ce1f1-69d5-4d15-b280-866c6a5c2602/content

Most definitely, I just don’t think the difficult economy is helping anyone’s mood

I think teens face economic hardship directly. They often are financially stuck to whatever their parents allow or have access to and if they do get a job it’s typically at the minimum wage

But yeah, teens statically make more rash decisions like this

Yeah, there have been studies that show cognitive impairment tied to prolong stressed caused by poverty. I’ll have to dig them up. Nothing tied to mass shootings, but I don’t think it’s a leap if someone is having a hard time making rent and food to maybe not make the best decisions every day

Not saying that poor or homeless people are a problem, saying economic stressors affect us in more ways than we might immediately see

Property values seem in part tied to all of the excess money coming into the state, I’ve been around here for a decade and never seen so many out of state tags as since the pandemic. Even lower middle class in NY or CA can afford higher prices

I worry as inflation and joblessness increase things like this will continue. Rent in Indianapolis has tripled since 2019, and wages haven’t kept up

And smart cameras and other surveillance that has increases in Indy since 2019 hasn’t helped and most likely don’t help prevent violent crimes

Is there a public data set of all traffic stops? In.gov has other datasets but I haven’t seen traffic stops

Sgt. John Perrine said troopers were stopping only drivers topping out at 75 MPH and above. 96.3% of vehicles recorded at one spot on the northwest side of I-465 were going over the speed limit.

Maybe ticket all the violators and then pay for the roads/sidewalks/bike lanes/schools…

How was it?

Mission27 (all locations) has stuff from Target and they usually have sunscreen and other topicals

They have a lot of events and talks there, always nice to go during one of those