As the economy tightens, as money dries up in poor and middle class families, some people will be resorting to crime. Robbery is on the rise.
Keep your head up and eyes open.
The other half of the equation is that as city and state governments go belly up, crime stopping infrastructure will get cut as well.
So the equation looks like this - more crime, less crime prevention, and less justice.
I have to admit that when I first saw this headline, I assumed they were talking about corporate crime which as we know is way beyond what any petty thief can possibly do.
McClatchy: Rising crime could be the recession's next effect
Forty percent said that thefts had increased in recent months, 39 percent reported that robberies were up and 32 percent said burglaries had surged 20 percent.
- City officials in St. Paul, Minn., are considering turning off half the city's streetlights — every other one — to save $700,000 in electricity over two years.
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