Urban Community and Lifestyle
Urban communities are well developed areas where there is a large density of people living. Often an urban area is the region around a city and primarily consists of commercial buildings, houses, motorways, bridges, and railroads. According to the United States Census Bureau in 2010 there was 249,253,271 people living in urban areas, which is eighty-one percent of the U.S. population (2010 Census Urban and Rural Classification and Urban Area Criteria, n.d.). To gain a better understanding of urban living, I have interviewed three individuals who are currently living in metropolitan communities. With their perception, I concluded that there are three similar themes: crime, poverty, and homelessness.…