White flight

The term white flight was coined in the 50's when white people left the cities for the suburbs. This resulted in a lower tax base which meant fewer services and led to more flight. By the 80's the cities were in shambles with empty houses in slum like neighborhoods. Crime, mostly about drug deals became the norm and then in 90's people demanded law and order and the cities started making a comeback. This has run into a snag in the past year as crime is once again on the rise and people are leaving the cities. Cities hardest hit with the flight are coastal, east and west.