Indianapolis was already known to have some of the highest eviction rates in the country.
The study from the Center for Research on Inclusion and Social Policy, or CRISP, at the Indiana University Public Policy Institute found that a majority of evictions consistently occur in Black and brown communities during the decade leading up to the pandemic.
CRISP Research Coordinator Kelsie Stringham-Marquis said evictions dropped significantly when COVID-19 hit, but quickly began to tick back up when moratoriums were lifted.
“That is concerning because we are still in a pandemic and people are still struggling,” Stringham-Marquis said.
This fall rates rose to just 20 to 40 percent lower than pre-pandemic highs when filing averages were well over 2,000 a month.