Increased Homelessness

McClatchy has a strong article on increased homelessness in Washington D.C.

Many factors are involved in this increase but the recession is the central cause.

McClatchy: Homelessness grows in shadow of White House

"There's a lot of vets out here on the streets," he said. "I've seen men lay right in the middle of the road and people walk by like they're not there. If that was a whale, if that was a dog, wouldn't someone save it?"

"Now, because of the change in the economy, we get lots and lots of new homeless. They were working construction, menial retail, warehousing jobs, and they get laid off..."

I was curious to see what articles are out there on crime increasing as a result of the recession.

I used "recession crime increase" and "recession crime" as my Google keywords.

A few articles are -

Feb, 19, 2009: Rising crime could be the recession's next effect

A recent survey of 233 police departments by the Police Executive Research Forum found that 100 departments — 43 percent — reported rising levels of what they felt were recession-related crimes.

July 16, 2009: Recession-Related Crime Surges In Regions

Some areas of England and Wales are experiencing what appears to be a surge in recession-related crime.

Either I'm not finding the recent articles or they are not written yet. I suspect it is a problem.

One also has to wonder how the general mental health of people is doing these days.