More on one-way streets and crime

As an aside in an earlier posting in the week, I mentioned that my suggestion that the one-way routing of certain streets in the H Street neighborhood be reconsidered, because it appears that these traffic patterns support crime and disorder.

Erstwhile Dr. Transit correspondent Phil Wolf had this to say:

A policeman remarked that outlaws prefer to set up shop on one-way streets because keeping a lookout is easier. Moreover, a car can pull over to make a business deal on a 2-lane one-way street without getting in anyone's way.