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It’s commonly expected that crime will rise as economic conditions worsen, but that hasn’t been the case in the U.S. â€" violent crime has fallen for the past four years. In 2010, murder was down 4%,  fell 5%, robbery dropped 10%, and aggravated assault fell 4%, according to the FBI. “There’s a complex series of forces at work behind these rates,” says Tom Blomberg, dean of the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida State Univeristy. “The state of the economy, demographics, the number of young males at any given time, the rate of imprisonment and the number of police all factor in.”

The nationwide drop in crime extends to several of our most dangerous cities, including the Memphis, Tenn., area, which comes in at No. 2 with 1,006 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, down from 1,146 the year before. “Many of [the bottom-most cities] are actually improving, it’s just that so are other cities at a higher rate,” says Wolfram, an intelligence analyst at iJET.
Chronic poverty likely plays a role in Memphis’ high crime rate â€" 19.1% of the residents of the metropolitan area were below the poverty line in 2010, making it the most impoverished large metro area in the country, according to Census Bureau data. But detailed record keeping also plays a part in why Memphis ranks so highly on our list: the city’s police department adopted a data-driven approach to policing in 2006 that relies on exhaustive and meticulous incident tracking. As a result, it may be recording crimes that in other cities would go unreported to the FBI.

The Springfield, Ill., metropolitan area ranks third on our list with 855 violent crimes per 100,000 residents in 2010. The Illinois state capital confounds analysts who try to interpret its relatively high crime rate. The unemployment rate was lower than the national average at 7% as of July so the economy wouldn’t seem to play a major role in crime. The area’s relatively young population â€" 66% of the city is under the age of 44 â€" may be a factor, as younger areas generally have higher rates of crime.

Despite a foundering economy and a stubborn unemployment rate, crime in the United States continues the general downward trend that began in the 1990s. Is it because incarceration rates remain high? Because it takes time for crime trends to change? Or because there are more police on the streets using more sophisticated, data-driven methods? Experts can’t say, but the trend extends even to Detroit, which saw a decrease in murders from 398 in 2009 to 345 in 2010.

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The truth often hurts.7 rich people problems the rest of us don't have.http://www.funnyordie.com/slideshows/3c5fefba4e/7-rich-people-problems-we-are-the-99-99?rel=player#slide1
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&v=5l9UpptF5z4&NR=1   ron paul interview on ending the secrecy of the federal reserve. triffid

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Another clear voice crying out in the desert,Alex jones.What he has to say is more disturbing.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZtcn6HC0FA&feature=relmfu
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