[Clemenza]

I rarely agree with Bayourod, but check crime statistics, Crime has come down over the past 15 years. Go to DOJ.gov for more info.

[RoyalsFan]

And ILLEGAL immigration would have to do with a decrease in crime....how?

[moehoward]

Well don't start now.

Violent crime might continue to decline while the percentage committed by Illegals continues to climb.

[raybbr]

I rarely agree with Bayourod, but check crime statistics, Crime has come down over the past 15 years.

That might be true overall. However, whenever there has been a post about the rising hispanic population of a city or area in the U.S. I have checke the stats of that city. They have generally gone up or stayed the same.

[raybbr]

For example:

It’s Sunday morning and there’s standing room only at St. Alexius Catholic Church in Beardstown. Young Mexican immigrant families overflow the pews, the aisles, the balcony and even the foyer.

Here are the crime rate stats showing an overall increase in crime the last two years.

[raybbr]

Another example:

Greensboro, North Carolina. It's no secret the Triad's Hispanic population is growing. But recent census numbers show it's growing faster than you may think - third-fastest of anywhere in the nation, first when only the largest regions are considered....

The 2000 Census counted 62,210, a nine-fold increase.

Greensboro Crime Report Look at the charts. In most categories the rates are higher than the national average.

It's really hard sometimes to get the rates. Most of these communities try to hide any rise in crime for fear of people not coming there or those that are there already might leave.