“Crime-free housing” policies have expanded the power of the police to decide who can and can’t live in cities across the country.
A Times investigation has found the programs have disproportionately affected Black and Latino residents in California.
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A Times investigation has found the programs have disproportionately affected Black and Latino residents in California.
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A map of the programs' expansion has left a distinct pattern: As Black people and Latinos moved to the suburbs in search of safer neighborhoods and cheaper housing, crime-free housing policies often came soon after.
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The programs approved by cities vary, but are aimed at empowering landlords to evict or exclude tenants who have had brushes with law enforcement. latimes.com/homeless-housi…
Among the 20 California cities with the largest increases in Black residents since 1990, 85% have approved crime-free housing policies.
For communities that saw the largest increases in Latino population, 75% have approved the policies. latimes.com/homeless-housi…
For communities that saw the largest increases in Latino population, 75% have approved the policies. latimes.com/homeless-housi…
The Times reviewed five years of eviction data for one program that covers four of California’s largest cities: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland and Sacramento.
Nearly 80% of those targeted for eviction from 2015 through 2019 were not white.
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Nearly 80% of those targeted for eviction from 2015 through 2019 were not white.
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Does your city or county have crime-free housing rules encouraging landlords to evict or exclude tenants who have had some interaction with police?
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