Houston

[AdamKooper]

How is houston since Katrina? I havn't been there in about 2 years and my friends have told me crime has gone crazy.

 

[Tooslow]

Before Katrina I acually was thinking about buying a house there..........Not now.. Crime has more than doubled..............I am moving to MSP....

 

[Prop2Jet]

I bet you it is hot !

 

[dardar]

Houston, San Antonio, and a couple other places have all seen much higher crime rates since Katrina. Of course, it just depends on where you live in the city as to whether or not you're affected. On regional pay, however, you'll probably be right in the middle of it.

 

[Palomino]

heard on the radio the other day while in Houston...'Houston murder rate up 25% since last year'

...then i locked my doors and drove real fast

 

[FN FAL]

heard on the radio the other day while in Houston...'Houston murder rate up 25% since last year'

...then i locked my doors and drove real fast

I don't know if you can blame that all on Katrina evacuees. Even though violent crime has been on an unprecedented decrease for the last 13-14 years, some cities have seen an increase in murders. I don't know if it's going to be a nationwide trend for whatever reason, of if it's the beginning of the "super predator" era that criminologists have been forecasting.

 

[dardar]

New Orleans was one of the top cities in violent crimes before Katrina. When I was living in San Antonio, the government put a lot of the evacuees into an apartment complex that a friend of mine lived in. Her apartment never got broken into before, but after, it was a weekly thing. Once some evacuees tried to break into her housewhile she was in it, and when she called the cops, they told her they were busy and to do whatever she needed to.

Also, the pawn shops in San Antonio saw a dramatic increase in gun sales after the evacuees were handed those $2000 debit cards.

Having been there and seen it in San Antonio, I blame the evacuees.