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Skid Row Crime

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Portrait| Los Angeles Skid Row (Los Angeles, United States) on 8 September 2007 in Lifestyle & Culture and Portfolio.

San Julian Street is infamous, specifically between 5th and 7th Street: "Crack Alley."
It is still one of the highest crime and drug filled blocks in America.

The Alley is one block from the Central City Police Station.

Union Rescue and Midnight Mission are both major non-profit players on Skid Row, they are right on the corner. Missions that each raise funds in the amounts of $30-50M per year.

Homelessness is a social issue, it is also a big business.


Crack Alley has a huge legacy in the heart of darkness.


Moreover, the police also have a huge legacy of turning a blindeye to a very complex social issue.


I have documented conflict around the globe, yet- I cried when I first saw Crack Alley.


American humans are left to waste away in skid row's poverty, that racial and economic bridge that flows into the loveless gutters of inner city Los Angeles.
Don't forget--- LA still is the heart of global entertainment.

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