Critics say dollar stores have been hotbeds for crime in the US. Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images A Dollar General in Indianapolis was robbed four times in three months. Critics say this is representative of a larger trend: that dollar stores are crime hotspots. The lack of staff and the fact they carry cash makes these stores more vulnerable, they argue. On September 9, a Dollar General store in Indianapolis was robbed for the fourth time in three months.