text: A lot of hate has been misplaced on SB91. Yes it's a flawed bill that needs revision, but it's not some poison pill that's destroyed the city suddenly. SB91 focuses on bail for low-level offenses, mostly against property.
  
  SB91 did not suddenly cause a spike in the homicide rate.
  SB91 did not suddenly cause a spike in drug crime.
  
  The fact is Alaska is in the midst of a deep recession and uncertain fiscal future. People at all levels of the economy have been laid off, and when unemployment increases so does crime. Fact of life. On top of all this add that ex-mayor Sullivan basically cut funding for police, morale tanked and veteran officers left to other states or retired, leaving a shortage of cops on the street to actually combat the rise in crime.