{"id":9452,"date":"2023-08-24T10:28:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T17:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crimeandconsequences.blog\/?p=9452"},"modified":"2023-08-24T10:50:31","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T17:50:31","slug":"why-arent-office-workers-returning-to-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crimeandconsequences.blog\/?p=9452","title":{"rendered":"Why aren’t office workers returning to Philadelphia?"},"content":{"rendered":"

“The City of Brotherly Love has a new reputation as one of the emptiest office districts in America, sparking a debate over what\u2019s keeping Philadelphia workers at home,” Katie Mogg reports <\/a>in the WSJ.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia, like many U.S. cities<\/a>, has gone full throttle on efforts to lure people back into downtown areas<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>But the combination of the office-worker exodus, taxes and crime has resulted in more empty office space on the market today than during the 2008 recession, theorize researchers, Philadelphia employees and real-estate professionals.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As often happens in social and economic matters, there is more than one cause. Crime is not the sole problem, but it is a major contributing factor. The article notes:<\/p>\n

Perceptions of crime in the city may also weigh on workers\u2019 willingness to come back downtown, said Janine Cima, director of sales for City Tap House Logan Square, a sports bar in Center City. Though customers are slowly returning, sales have yet to fully rebound, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that a lot of people have a fear of coming into Center City,\u201d she said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Why might people perceive<\/em> that crime is a big problem? Because it is.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia Police Department data shows that citywide crime is still up compared with the pre-Covid era. Violent crime so far this year, including homicides, rape, theft and assault, is up 3% compared with the same period in 2019, and property crime including theft and auto break-ins, has risen more than 65% over the same time frame.<\/p>\n

Samir Patel, an accountant at a nonprofit in Philadelphia, said he grudgingly takes the train in from the suburb of Bensalem five days a week. Most of his colleagues are remote, he said, but his job requires him to work with physical papers in person.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hate it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Why might property crime be up so dramatically? Might it be because Philadelphians elected a district attorney who subscribes to the myth that property criminals are harmless and should be treated with kid gloves? That is probably a major factor, if not the sole cause.<\/p>\n

The consequences of crime go beyond the direct impact on the victim. Failure to consider indirect consequences is a major cause of bad policy in government generally, and that is part of the problem with soft-on-crime policies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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