Posts Tagged ‘Crime’

(Part 5) Population boom leads to increase in crime rate

Thursday, January 29th, 2015

Among the unwelcome changes happening in the Bakken region is the rise in crime. Locals in the oil boom towns grew up in quiet and secure environments but life in these towns, although still relatively peaceful, have undoubtedly changed.

Many of the workers at the Bakken region are young men with money to spend; this is likely the … Read More...