We are talking about two different things. I am speaking of the structure of the physical community, which is concrete. As I understand it, you are alluding to crime rates and current inhabitants, which is fluid. For instance, the neighborhood where I'm sitting right now in Brooklyn, Park Slope, was by most measures a ghetto just 15-20 years ago. Now, the household income levels of this neighborhood probably rival even the most affluent communities in Oakland County. But the physical layout of this neighborhood is virtually unchanged today from what it was 20 years ago, or 50 years ago, or probably even 100 years ago.
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