I know you aren’t a racist. Go ahead and say what you are thinking.
The article makes a big sleight-of-hand and assumes all homes are abandoned in equal condition.
The things I thing are wrong about this article have nothing to do with race. It's about the process of this stupid study and the impetus behind it. It's another group of vultures (lawyers) looking to make a buck on some one else's misery.
It also assumes that all "neighborhood watch" programs are working with, and not against, law enforcement.
...and that crime rates are the same across all neighborhoods.
Common sense tells me that the plumbing, hardware, walls, and lighting would be intact and not vandalized at a higher rate in some neighborhoods than in other, ahem, hoods.
Either way: White people bad.
It makes more sense if you say it like a caveman and give it no critical thought, kinda like "FIRE BAD!"