Crime rate down despite lean times
The Albany Herald Editorial Board
Ask the average person what they expect on the violent crime front when the economy is staggering along, and you most likely would get a response that it would be up.
That makes sense. As people lose jobs and prospects, tension builds and, eventually one would think, bubbles over in the form of outbursts that can easily lead to violence.
Turns out, Americans improved their behavior in this regard more last year than they have any year since 2001.
And if that
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