CitySearcher
June 17th, 2007, 04:07 AM
The world is experiencing a crime pandemic. Crime rates are on the rise almost everywhere, and these crime statistics typically are distinct from the death and mayhem that comes with terrorism, civil war or major conflict. The data reflect the booming number of civilians assaulted, robbed or murdered by other civilians who live in the same city, often in the same neighborhood. Frequently, the victims are as poor as the criminals. June 17, 2007 http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-op-naim17jun17,1,2374556.story?coll=la-news-comment