Eyesore Project in Gary, Indiana.

Thanks to M for this link.

Eyesore Project targets Gary's abandoned buildings, by Marisa Kwiatkowski (NWI.com)

A 12-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in Gary recently after her alleged aggressor dragged her into a nearby abandoned home, police said.

For years, officials have argued that crime festers in the city's empty or abandoned buildings. Now, nine of those properties are being targeted by the Lake Street Community Oriented Policing Office's Eyesore Project. The office is manned by volunteers recruited by the Miller Citizens Corp.'s Public Safety Committee, according to the organization.