Sacramento Battling Problems Due To Sharp Rise In Vacant Homes

(updated 7-29-07)
KVOR-TV CBS 13 in Sacramento, California reports:

• "Hundreds of empty buildings are crowding Sacramento and some of them are attracting crime. The number of vacant building [sic] has more than doubled in Sacramento in the last three years. Many of them are deteriorated and some have become a magnet for criminal activity. [...] The sharp rise in vacant homes is tied to the growing number of foreclosures."

Reportedly, the city is currently monitoring 300 vacant homes and expect that number is on the upswing.

For more, watch the CBS 13 report, Empty Trouble, ; or to read the online report, see Vacant Buildings In Sacramento Attracting Crime.

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