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The Effects of Lead Paint on Crime
At the start of 1990, crime was at its highest and it dropped rather massively into just before 2000. Then from 2019 into 2020, we see a huge increase. That's pre-pandemic. And it doesn't matter now that it's going back down to 2023 levels. This is just New York City. Look at that. Exactly. I mean, crime dropped everywhere throughout the country since lead gasoline was outlawed. There is a massive connection, lead paint, lead gasoline predominantly affecting poor and lower income people.