North Carolina experienced one of the highest growth rates in apartment construction in 2024, ranking fourth nationwide with 32,355 new apartment units added.
RALEIGH — Author Douglas Morris and other “smart growth” advocates say that suburban sprawl contributes to increased violent-crime rates. But a comparison of crime rates among cities characterized as smart growth and “sprawlers” shows a different story. And a study of Raleigh showed that street robberies were less likely in neighborhoods having sprawl-associated features such as cul-de-sacs, high rates of home ownership, and single- family homes. In other research notes, former NYPD officers are using innovative techniques to fight crime across the country, public housing authorities are requiring public service, and activists are exaggerating the extent of hunger in the U.S.
