now i'm not trying to be a pollyanna - obviously there is crime - and crime rises and falls mostly along labor and housing trends
but there of course can be localized, asymptomatic spasms of crime
last thread were car jackings was discussed someone posted opinion/analysis (can't remember which) indicating that the jackings started as crimes of nuisance/boredom (joyrides) and then became crimes of convenience (easy way to make a few $100)
BUT
i don't want the NEXTDOORing Facebooking of this to follow the same pattern as the last 150 years, ie finding a cure (overpolicing) that's like 10x worse that the problem and guarantees that the cycle will continue