Quote Originally Posted by nain rouge View Post
If you at all believe in the "broken windows" theory of crime prevention, removing or renovating abandoned, dilapidated properties is vital.
I don't see what Broken Windows theory has to do with eliminating real estate in Detroit.

Crime is very highly localized in NYC, and NYC was really the test case for Broken Windows. I have never heard anyone advocate for demolishing buildings in NYC as a remedy for crime, as if the buildings caused the crime.

Broken Windows is a theory that you go after the small stuff [[fare-beating, vandalism, petty drug use, etc.) and you prevent a lot of the big stuff.