CRIME IN THE CITY

Crime is a serious problem in big cities and it is getting worse every years. This is what police departments around the country said in their reports last week. The subways are more dangerous. The streets are more dangerous. You may not event be safe in your own home.
Why is the problem so serious now? This is not an easy question to answer. There may not be a single answer. Many problems seem to make cities so dangerous.
One of the problems is money. To fight crime, a city needs police officers cars and guns. These cost a lot of money but right now cities do not have much extra money. So, there not enough police officers, cars and guns for cities.
Another problem is drugs. Crime studies show that many criminals use and sell drugs. After they star taking drugs, they want to have more. However, drugs are very expensive. So, these people may sell drugs to other people to make money or they may steal money to get more drugs.
There is an even more important cause of crime. Cities have rich and poor neighborhoods. In the poor neighborhoods, jobs are hard to find. Many young people don't have much hope for a better life. They only know one way to make a better living for them selves. That way is to sell drugs or steal. So, some of these young people become criminals.
It is not going to be easy to change these crime problems. We must first change many of the law about drugs. We must change the way cities spend their money. Until then, the crime problem will not go away and we will live in fear.