It may feature deindustrialization, depopulation or changing population, restructuring, abandoned buildings, high local unemployment, fragmented families, political disenfranchisement, crime, and a desolate, inhospitable city landscape. In contrast, North American and British cities often experience population flights to the suburbs and exurb commuter towns; that is, white flight. Such desolate properties are socially dangerous to the community because they attract criminals and street gangs, contributing to the volume of crime.
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