And of course they don't want to credit the positive effects of gentrification and the push from corporations to move out the riff raff from the surrounding areas.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/californi...110004443.html
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In 1992, East Palo Alto was dubbed the "murder capital" of the U.S., with 42 murders in its 2.5 square miles — a per capita rate higher than that of any other city of any size. In 2023, according to East Palo Alto Police Department statistics released last week, the turnaround seemed complete: zero homicides.
Law enforcement leaders, residents and city officials point to a complicated mix of circumstances that turned a crime-ridden community into what the mayor now calls "one of the safest places to live in the peninsula."
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