Actually Mayor White (and Mayor Brown before him) have done NOTHING about already increasing violent crime rates in Houston. The focus has been on revenue generating tickets.
Especially with the foul ups at the HPD Crime Lab in examing (and losing) evidence.
Violent crime was up for 2004. A year and a half before Katrina.
Still doesn't mean that we want to deal with a swell of 100,000 evacuees who've not found a job in over a year despite many opportunities and special offers and consideration being given.
"Violent crime was up for 2004. A year and a half before Katrina."
My bet is that the increase isnt comparable to the Katrina effect, which best as I can tell is swept under the rug or whitewashed.