Reporters bust the myth that former CHA residents causing havoc in Lafayette, IN.

Reporters bust the myth that former CHA residents causing havoc in Lafayette, IN.
Reporters bust the myth that former CHA residents causing havoc in Lafayette, IN.

Reporters bust the myth that former CHA residents causing havoc in Lafayette, IN.

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Lafayette, Indiana lies two hours south of Chicago. For well over a decade, there has been a pervading myth that folks-particularly former CHA residents-have transplanted themselves from Chicago to Lafayette, and brought the crime and the social problems of their old neighborhoods with them. Two reporters for the Lafayette Journal & Courier set out to find the reasons behind the myth, and what data-if any-there is to back it up. Photo Courtesy of Facebook