11.   The fatal shootings of eight municipal officials in a Paris suburb ensured that crime would remain a central issue in the coming French presidential elections.

12.   These crimes officially remain unsolved, but the government insists the blasts were the work of Islamic terrorists aligned with separatists in Chechnya.

13.   True, violent crime remains a constant menace of city life.

14.   While the economy continues to rank as the most important issue to voters, crime remains a serious concern.

15.   Other crimes remain at alarming levels, including drug-trafficking.

16.   Police Col. Anatoly Davydov said the abundance of money and other assets in private hands ensures crime will remain a major problem in post-Soviet Russia.

17.   All three crimes remain unsolved.

18.   Both crimes remain unsolved.

19.   But most crimes remain unresolved, and hundreds of thousands of victims bear the physical and emotional scars for years.

20.   Crime also remained a major concern under Ramos.