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.
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Indianapolis Schools Police Force Under Review 5 Years After Previous Analysis Led To No Changes
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Indianapolis Public Schools leaders said Thursday a review of the district police force is underway to examine whether policies are racially equitable and how officers impact students. It will be the second review in five years of the state’s largest school district-based law enforcement agency.
The new analysis by outside researchers comes in wake of social justice protests last summer that refocused the issue of the school-to-prison pipeline and presence of police in schools. Some large school corporations in other states began debating whether to cut school police force budgets or end partnerships with local police departments.