A Safer Community
Targeted anti-drug sweeps led to a doubling of the drug arrests in the area, shutting down many of the dealers who used to frequent the neighborhood.
CPD now regularly does "park-and-walks" to show the citizens they care and they're watching.
"We're fairly visible," Gamble says.
The decrease in crime has allowed police to pursue the little things, like public intoxication and graffiti.
"The focus now is on quality-of-life issues," Gamble says. "People like to walk down the street without being scared. They like to sit on their front porch without being harassed."
After several years in the '80s when residents would hardly dare to venture outside, they now play in the area's two major parks, Sennott and Washington, both located near the area's two clean, new housing projects, Washington Elms and Newtowne Court.
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