Are you just waking up or what????    Are you not aware of what's going on around you????   Your statement of, "So this is the norm now", leads me to believe you are not aware of what's going on .  You should have been locking your doors, windows etc., 10-15 years ago as MURDERS have increased in Eugene to the level of 1-2 per week.  I have lived  in Eugene for 42 years now.  I have seen the horrific changes.  Eugene is not the Tip Toe through the tulips small city any longer.   There are numerous media outlets that promote Eugene as one of the best places in the US to live.  Really, of course, they do not address the crime or many of the other serious problems this city has.  No matter how you perceive Eugene, you have to flush your safe city "Fantasies"  down the toilet.  the crime stats tell the story.   Eugene has a extremely serious crime, drug, mental illness problem along with many other problems to numerous to list.  A lot of people in Eugene do not feel safe any longer,