Buttigieg has overseen rising crime, homeless, and drug use during his time as mayor of South Bend, Indiana.
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Buttigieg has overseen rising crime, homeless, and drug use during his time as mayor of South Bend, Indiana. Violent crimes are three times higher in the Democratic stronghold of South Bend than in the rest of Indiana, and property crimes five times higher.<ref>https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/in/south-bend/crime</ref>