Some good news, for a change. . .
"Violent crime dropped 6% in 2010, marking the fourth straight year-to-year decline, while property crime was down for the eighth straight year, falling 2.7%, the FBI reported Monday."
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2011-09-19/fbi-violent-crime-down/50464546/1?csp=34news