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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