Originally Posted by random

The burbanites need to be less stingy with sharing state resources to try to resolve what is really a regional problem. Crime in philly is more than a philly issue. Philly is stuck with dealing with too large a share of the region's problems and trouble makers.

For as long as the "counties" continue to refuse to try to work together to send resources to philly to resolve some of the issues (more cops, more DAs more prison space, more resources for housing, supportive services and crime prevention . . .), the trouble makers from philly will continue to follow you home.

The fact that there are fewer criminals in the burbs doesn't mean the criminals have disappeared. The burbs have done a fine job of keeping all the trash in philly. It's starting to overflow.