Business owners seem to have been facing a growing number of attacks in recent years, thefts have allegedly been on the rise for example in certain areas and it is prompting some of those businesses now to reconsider their safety and security. It makes it unsafe for them to operate if this is going to be the norm for them and it isn't safe if they aren't going to see justice sought either when they are victimized.

Community members have been organizing and they have been protesting, calling on the authorities to do something about it. They say that this sort of crime has no place in their community and they want to see what is going to be done to fix it if there is a problem.

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If left unaddressed it could easily prompt many individuals and businesses to flee looking for safe communities elsewhere and already we see this happening in certain areas that have seen that loss in migration.

Critics are hoping that they see more resources come about to address this issue and some stores are no doubt already rethinking their security and what might be able to be done to improve things. Some are hiring private armed guards to protect their business already.

From big companies like Starbucks to smaller individual owned businesses there are many who have been impacted by the crime in places like Portland and elsewhere, enduring thefts, vandalism, and more. When those businesses flee because of the cesspool they think the area has become then that is going to take jobs out of the region and decrease the standard of living there by providing fewer goods and services for options as well.

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sources:
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/chinatown-late-night-burglary-vandalism-rise-sfpd-da-pledge-action/