1. Crime soars and goes unpunished as police services are curtailed and defunded
2. Businesses close and move out due to massive shoplifting
3. Homelessness and joblessness grow exponentially
4. Streets become filled with camping tents, used drug needles, graffiti, rubbish, human excrement and the stench of urine
5. Streets become dangerous for muggings, robbery and rape
6. Drug dealing, drug use and prostitution become rampant
The following recent video shows the effects of progressive policies on the downtown business sector.