Community Drug Problem

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The major problem in my community would be the large amount of drugs and crime. The most common drug in my area is heroin over half of our drug related court case defendants are addicted to heroin. Just this year the state police said they made the biggest drug bust in our community’s history $6,200 of crack, $1,200 of cocaine and $58,000 worth of heroin. Our overall crime rate is 38% higher than the national average. You have a 1 in 24 chance of becoming a victim of any crime here. I live a bit away from where all these problems occurred so there few violent crimes around me and only one that was relatively