| Crime is a terrible aspect of all societies. For those that | | | | high-crime areas, and improving the economy to allow |
| have not experienced it, crime may seem like a far-off | | | | more natural opportunity. The majority of people turn |
| thing that is not part of your reality. However, once you | | | | to crime out of necessity, so if people do not need to |
| yourself become a victim, such as robbery or perhaps | | | | commit crimes, they like will not. |
| something far worse, you realize how serious and | | | | In your own neighborhood, there are several measure |
| critical dealing with crime is. Of course, you do not | | | | you can take to increase the safety of your home |
| need to be a victim to have this realization. You just | | | | and those around you. Neighborhood watch programs |
| need to be fully aware that it is out there, there are | | | | are quite popular, although they are unnecessary if |
| hundreds of thousands of victims, and everybody | | | | there is no crime in your neighborhood. However, if |
| pays the cost. Part of your taxes goes towards not | | | | there is a fair amount of it, then you can band together |
| only paying for law enforcement, but for paying for the | | | | with your neighbors and do something about it. If you |
| damages of crime. | | | | see crime going down, it is legal to make a "citizen's |
| There are many things that the government can do to | | | | arrest", and if the perp tries anything, you can always |
| reduce crime. This includes setting up programs to help | | | | tase them to the ground. |
| reduce poverty, increasing law enforcement efforts in | | | | |