[WesternCulture]

"I would say that is just the nature of urban sprawl. It seems that as cities expand so does the crime/ghetto/urban blight problems."

I guess you're right.

The difference between areas like Compton or Harlem (that were developed by private business initiative) and the Swedish concrete suburbs from the 1960:s (that were planned by "social engineers") is that while an area like Compton gradually deteriorated, the Swedish concrete suburbs became unattractive after a very short time.

My father and mother decided to move out already after one year although the building standard as such was ultra modern and building projects like these got a good deal of international recognition at that time (around 1970).

[TheKidster]

Yep, they bettered thier situation financially and moved on to reap the rewards, one of which is to get a nicer home.
It's an example of the American dream that's not exclusive to America and impossible in a fascist/communist/totalitarian state.