More on downtown Indianapolis' battle with perception

A few days ago I posted this entry: Downtown Indianapolis: The Power of Perception.

Today, I found another news article on the same topic: Perception of Unsafe Downtown Defies Facts.

Two tidbits from the article:

- The perception doesn't match the reality. "In terms of real crime where we start looking at robbery, rape, murder, violent crimes (there are) very few in the downtown district," said IMPD Officer Paul Thompson.

- So why then is the perception of downtown dropping? Researchers point to some high profile cases in the news. Researches say it only takes a few of these cases to turn peoples perception.