Not a single sentence about crime, drug use, homelessness, etc., but they threw in a quote from the communist manifesto to take a political jab at "capitalism". A+ totally unbiased journalism here.
Walking over a dead body on my way to work was enough for me to never return to the office.
If the city doesn't enforce the laws on the books yet will hold me accountable for defending myself when the police won't I am not putting myself in a position to answer for laws against the lawlessness.
I didn't mind after midnight crime when I lived downtown. It's now high noon crime with defenders of law are the enemy.
“older, denser downtowns reliant on professional or tech workers and located within large metros”
Or are you claiming that those things don't exist (in any quantity that matters) in the downtowns of most cities?