Blog post #10
Crime in Central Square is a very serious social issue that is currently occurring. My friend just last year was punched in the face by a random man on the street on his way to his dorm room after class which resulted in him needing surgery because he broke his jaw in three different places. Many business owners are looking for help and trying to find a way to decrease the crime and homelessness. Although the square has been very clean, maybe the cleanest its ever been, things feel much worse. Student who live in the quad are forced to walk half an hour from class in the dark through this area that is known for crime at night. The city's history of crime is mostly caused by unhoused humans harming other unhoused humans on the street who occasionally harm others. According to crime statistics, Cambridge is much safer than it was 25 years ago or in its past, but property crime and violent crime have both increased from 2019 to 2021 (article published in 2021). The police are doing everything they can to keep the Central Square safe and have done nothing but be helpful over all of these years so adding more police offers on the street is not the solution to this problem in my opinion. I believe that we should budget more money to fund more beds for the salvation army and other locations for the homeless to sleep which will not only help or maybe save their lives but also make others feel safer as well. It personally breaks my heart to see so many people without homes and if we can find a way to budget to help them, then the Central Square area will be an even better place to live. The chart below demonstrates how the city of Cambridge has actually decreased in the supported housing provided for the homeless.
homelessness-and-rough-sleeping-review.pdf
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