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crime rates making people indulge in illegal activities. Negligence and violence in a family will ruin the relationships that can result in crimes. Drug and alcohol addiction Those who live in low-income areas are highly addicted to drug and alcohol addiction which ultimately increase the crime rates. Both drug and alcohol influence people to commit crimes for raising money. Some may even sell drugs for earning high revenues. In the US, the number of people who use drugs and alcohol comes from low-income areas which result in several offenses. Juvenile drug and alcohol crimes are increasing every year in low-income areas thereby resulting in several problems. Drug or alcohol abuse is a major problem in low-income living areas because both can influence a person’s life. They result in the robbery, murder, physical assaults, rape, and other crimes. Some teenagers can join a criminal gang for selling drugs on the markets. People who are not able to maintain their relationships properly may become a victim of drug and alcohol addiction soon. Social problems There are some social problems which can trigger crime rates in low-income housing areas. One of the main issues is racism which leads to the discrimination of people. Nowadays, many people migrate from one place to another place for better jobs and other reasons. However, they face discrimination from other people which leads to crimes. People who come from low-income living areas may face problems in getting recognition from other living communities due to income status. Hatred towards other class of people will lead to high crime rates which affect society significantly. Social inequality is another factor that makes people behave violently that result in crimes. Several organizations today focus on resolving social inequality problems through several sources for improving relationships. At the same time, they are not able to get the desired results due to the arrogant behavior of some people. The use of weapons Weapons such as guns, knives, and rifles play a key role in increasing crime rates as they are available in the markets easily. Gun violence is a major issue in low-housing areas because most adults use them for various criminal activities. Poverty, unemployment, and social factors contribute more to gun crimes which affect the society in several ways. On 4/28/20, Carlton, Zachary <zcarlton@elkrivermn.gov> wrote: > Mr. Pool, > > Unfortunately, due to growing security concerns with ZOOM, the city has > decided to provide the meeting invitation to staff and the Planning > Commissioners only. Public comments can be submitted via email prior to the > meeting. We will also take comments during the meeting via telephone and > email. Public comments received prior to the meeting will be provided to > the commission for their consideration. Comments received during the meeting > will be relayed to the Commission during the public input portion of the