Sentences with phrase «plagued by crime»

Most people lived near where they worked; urban centres were mixed - communities at times plagued by crime and filth, and prone to overcrowding.

However, Korra discovers that Republic City is plagued by crime as well as a growing anti-bending revolution that threatens to rip it apart.

Language: English Genre: Action / Crime MPAA rating: R Director: Paul Verhoeven Actors: Peter Weller, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith Plot: The future Detroit is plagued by crime and the police are threatening to strike.

The defender grew up in the south of Sao Paulo and lived in a dangerous neighbourhood plagued by crime and poverty.

«While communities like Englewood have been plagued by crime, poverty, and a severe lack of opportunity, there is in fact a long - term movement underway to revitalize these neighborhoods and return the story to one of hope, resilience and progress,» said Rodney Hines, director for community investments for Starbucks U.S. Retail Operations.

Not exact matches

Congress created the military - transfer program in the early 1990s, when violent crime plagued America's cities and the police felt outgunned by drug gangs.

Since his first arrest, Byle has been plagued by problems with Turkish authorities, including a five - year court battle for residency that ended, seemingly, in January 2015, when a court ruled that the government had not shown significant evidence that he was «a threat to national security and public morals» or that he had ever even committed a crime.

Skelos becomes the second of New York's most powerful political leaders in nine days to be sentenced to prison for public corruption crimes, a double - whammy that has cemented the state government's reputation as an organization plagued by corruption and prompted widespread calls for ethics reforms in Albany.

Just as police union leaders and their backers view Mr. de Blasio's desire to address the grievances of minorities who feel unfairly targeted by police as a thinly - disguised pretext to undermine law enforcement, they blamed Mr. Dinkins for undercutting police in an environment plagued with far more crime and unrest.

But he said he wouldn't measure its success in the number of arrests, but on whether crime goes down — pointing out that quality of life problems plaguing neighborhoods can be solved sometimes by asking someone to move along, or telling them what they are doing is illegal.

Democrats point to the gun lobby's donations to the GOP as a big reason the Senate has continued to refuse to pass the microstamping bill — even as crimes committed by perpetrators armed with illegal guns are plaguing law enforcement efforts in the city.

By next year, more than 300 Webcams in the Shoreditch neighborhood of East London will allow users to watch the streets of their own crime - plagued neighborhood around the clock.

When Gotham City is plagued by a rash of bizarre crimes committed by the animal - inspired villain squad, the Animilitia (made up of Silverback, Cheetah, Killer Croc and Man - Bat), Batman swings into action to investigate.

«Hobo with a Shotgun» follows Hobo, who is determined to rid the crime that plagues the city he lives in, especially the corruption that is caused by main crime boss Drake (played by Brian Downey).

Summary Capsule: Inspector «Tequila» Yuen and co. endeavor to bring peace to the crime - plagued streets of Hong Kong, by killing everyone and destroying a variety of furniture and decorations.

But speaker after speaker also cited deep problems in the schools and the city as a whole, with one teacher describing what she called the «rushing rapids» that children face every day in acity plagued by high crime and poverty.

The resulting delinquency may often lead to an adult life plagued by family dysfunction, crime, poverty and unemployment.

Meanwhile, the Zulies are plagued by vandalism and sabotage as well as a killer with arson among his crimes.

While there are a few 5 - star resorts beside quiet beaches, parts of Koh Samui are plagued by petty crime, always surprising among these gentle people.

I thought true crime LA was a pretty decent fun romp plagued only by the painful length of time it took to travel anywhere: -LRB-