A community meeting in the Downtown Crossing neighborhood focused on safety after months of crime and drug activity in the area. WBZ-TV's Brandon Truitt reports.

A community meeting in the Downtown Crossing neighborhood focused on safety after months of crime and drug activity in the area.

Downtown Boston has faced a surge in public safety issues over the past 18 months, with rising concerns about discarded needles, shoplifting and recent stabbings, according to community members. Residents and business owners call these issues “urgent” threats to their neighborhood,

I know this area very well, and I also agree it's worse now than anytime I've ever experienced," said City Councilor Ed Flynn. The post Local officials, residents convene for closed-door meeting on downtown safety appeared first on Boston.