Stage 1
> Minorities move in
> Dollar General
> Cell Phone companies like Boost Mobile, Metro PCS, Cricket, pop up
> Smoke Shops start appearing (not cigar bars)
> Llanteras (tire shops) move in
> Used car lots (buy here pay here)
> Payday loans, check cashing, etc.
> start to see pan handlers by the free way or intersections
> “Luxury” apartments and multi family units being built over single family homes
> Light rail/trolly is expanding to your area
Stage 2
> homeless are starting to spread out
> Notice more people just wandering around and jay walking
> ”We accept EBT” signs at stores
> petty crime increases
> you start to see more shopping carts around in random places
> bus stops always have people hanging out at them
> bike theft is more common
> trash is more apparent
Stage 3
> Homeless openly shoot up/use drugs in broad daylight
> homeless encampments are anywhere where there’s open spaces
> public parks are unusable and dangerous
> bus stops and light rail stations are hangouts for drug addicts
> Smell and see human shit on the ground
> Needle exchange programs are there or people are trying to promote them
> going to a gas station, you’re guaranteed to get harassed by hobos
> 3am the city will spray the sidewalks and public transportation stops with bleach
> Cars are regularly broken into
> Corporate chain stores/gas stations move out because they don’t want anymore theft
Stage 4
> Homeless shelters are permanent structures, RVs, or cars
> graffiti starts in stage 3 but is now everywhere you go
> cops just don’t show up
> Probably changed with Uber eats and DOORDASH but pizza places won’t deliver to your neighborhood
> going out at night is dangerous
> basically lawless, but if you live in an area like this it’s probably dem controlled and YOU’LL get punished for defending yourself or your property
> the homeless look like the walking dead
> this is more of a stage 3, but windows are covered in tin foil
> homeless will defecate where ever
> blacks and spics will have clear cut territories (usually spics push them out)
> urban gardens (stage 3) have failed and are just another empty lot
> you’ve witnessed people fighting multiple times (also stage 3 but now it’s regularly happening)
> long time local stores close
> lots of abandoned commercial real estate
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