The New Exurban Crime Wave

There's a large group of folks that do a brisk trade in some neat coclusions about city life. Every news story about a shooting in a lousy neighborhood - between folks who almost always knew each other and had some connection with drugs - is seen as further evidence of a city that is entirely out of control. White flight needs validation long after it's flown - and for some reason it seems impossible for these folks to conclude that both city and exurbs have their own distinct benefits.

What to make, then, of the apparent crime wave in Butler and Warren Counties - the land booming with strip malls and subdevelopments to the north of Cincinnati? In the past few days we've seen cop shootings and massive drug busts - big time