[texasbluebell]

For those who just can't fathom that there are still pockets of gentility in this country, take a look at the crime statistics for Natalee's town, from year 2001.

This is a very well-to-do, well-educated area, from other statistics at the link.

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
3 robberies (14.5 per 100,000)
6 assaults (29.0 per 100,000)
66 burglaries (319.1 per 100,000)
330 larceny counts (1595.4 per 100,000)
9 auto thefts (43.5 per 100,000)

http://www.city-data.com/city/Mountain-Brook-Alabama.html

[cherry]

people will tell you that Jurine was from a well-to-do family who were well-educated, too.....

and we have all heard time and again that Aruba HAS NO CRIME.......lol

whether Nat was world-wise or a down home country bumpkin, is neither here nor there.....

she had been drinking and was probably drugged....jmo.....that pretty much limited whatever social skills she had...

[Toespi]

Mountain Brook is 5.6 miles from Birmingham.

Birmingham Per Capita Crime:

Murders are 4.63 times the national average
Forcible Rapes are 2.34 times the national average
All Violent Crimes are 2.3 times the national average