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The re­lent­less wave of vi­o­lent crimes in Carlsen Field is threat­en­ing its agri­cul­tur­al lifeblood.

Farm­ers say that the vi­o­lent home in­va­sions, rob­beries, and mur­ders have struck at the heart of the area’s econ­o­my, caus­ing a se­vere down­turn in sales for pro­duce and small busi­ness­es.

Once a thriv­ing hub for live­stock, crops, and poul­try, Carlsen Field, res­i­dents say, has be­come a ghost town, with the liveli­hoods of those who re­ly on the agri­cul­ture sec­tor in lim­bo.