Spike in drug and alcohol abuse among evacuee addicts expected

This is part of the Big Easy "culture" that I was concerned about earlier. That, and this: If the crime rate is substantially higher in New Orleans than in other metropolitan areas (I think I've read something like ten times), it stands to reason that a fair percentage of our new neighbors are criminals. Some were awaiting trials (that won't take place), or were out on bond awaiting sentencing (never to happen), or were on parole or probation (never to report in again). They are now out of reach of the Louisiana criminal justice system. Can we really expect that this element will suddenly stop committing crimes now that they are here?

And what percentage of these criminals are drug addicts or abusers? I'm guessing it's pretty high.

Unemployed drug-addicted criminals, welcome to Houston.