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But violent crime rates remain high in townships and rural areas where unemployment and alcoholism run deep and life is often cheap.

The incident shocked Jersey, one of the British Channel islands, where crime rates are normally extremely low.

Opponents argue gambling increases crime rates and decreases the general welfare of a society.

According to a study of New York City, the home-ownership rate was second only to income as an explanation for different crime rates.

Millions of jobless migrants may well remain in cities, if not protesting then at least pushing up crime rates.

And in Washington, DC, members of Congress are mulling over ways to help state governments curb their prison costs, as well as crime rates.

Britain wanted a multicultural society and now they have it. Their crime rates will soon rise enough to match America's.

Nationwide, crime rates have been falling for two decades, a trend that continued through the recession.

The death penalty is always more popular when crime rates are high.

As in Blink, Gladwell marshals an impressive array of examples (like teen smoking or New York City crime rates) to prove his point.

Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country.

Urbanization, another breakthrough in human history, has witnessed a dramatic rise in crime rates and the disintegration of communities.

He points to investment in housing and brags about 11 years of falling crime rates.

When crime rates were rising, many politicians and judges saw tougher gun laws as a reasonable response.

Police blame higher crime rates on irresponsible parents who allow their teenage children to stay out all night.

Family breakup is thought to be an important source of high crime rates in the nation's cities.

Closing gaps in the background-check system would likely have only a modest effect on crime rates.

He says concerns about crime usually correspond fairly well to the actual crime rates, and such is the case this year.

Crime rates have steadily fallen in recent years, and gun violence is rare, though policemen are generally armed.

We observed a significant association between temperatures and crime rates.

Those who object to the rising migrant population argue that increasing numbers lead to rising crime rates and harm social stability .

Those which object to the rising migrant population argue which increasing codes lead to rising crime rates or harm social stability .

Nigeria's new president, Umaru Yar'Adua, hasapparently told the intelligence agency to help bring crime rates down byDecember.

The killings stunned a country that has long enjoyed low crime rates but where a series of random stabbings have recently occurred.

In Latin America, a region with some of the highest crime rates, new online tools help people report and map crime.

While Japan still has relatively low crime rates, the country has been shocked in recent years by several grisly stabbings.

Where unemployment and crime rates are high, it can be assumed that the latter is due to the former.

Indeed, the big cities are now holding down increases in overall crime rates.

Changes in the social structure may indirectly affect juvenile crime rates.

I don't see lower crime rates. I don't see a greater high school graduation rate.

Those who obje to the rising migrant population argue that increasing numbers lead to rising crime rates and har social stability .

As a result, Singapore has one of the lowest crime rates in the world.

The Dutch boast that falling crime rates explain its empty cells.

Crime rates have risen again in several big cities over the past year.

In terms of crime rates it was the nation's second-most dangerous city last year.

London came 68th, joint with New York, highlighting the crime rates in the capital.

Crime rates andespecially armed robberies are rising, so state and federal governments want tolook tough.

Changes in the social structure may indrectly affect juvenile crime rates.

In India, too, there is a correlation between provincial crime rates and sex ratios.

Because of this, criminologists say the real reasons for swings in crime rates are much more complex and not really understood.

Other major cities have higher crime rates, too.

Overall crime rates are far lower than in the early 1990s.

Egypt has very low crime rates, and it is the poorest who feel most secure in their homes.

High crime rates also could deter fans.

Crime rates have increased and we need to be careful no matter where we are.

A similar time profile is seen in crime rates and impulsive, risk-taking behaviors such as unsafe sexual practices.

He was officially presented on March 17 in the districts with the highest crime rates in Sao Paulo state.

America's economy expanded and crime rates rose in the 1960s.

security and stability category such as crime rates and civil unrest.

Overall crime rates are down from their peak eight years ago.

And the numbers are rising at the same time crime rates are dropping.

The study compares crime rates in 30 BIDs set up after 1995 with those in neighbouring districts.