51.   Over past years, locals had experienced increasing crime rates and a growing fear of crime.

52.   Although the crime rate on the train was nil, the delicious sense of possibility was there.

53.   Although crime rates are much lower than in metropolitan areas, the fear of crime remains pervasive.

54.   Although Giuliani receives high marks in public opinion polls for having reduced the crime rate, his approval rating falls sharply on other important issues.

55.   Although crime statistics are not broken down by street, the police believe the crime rate is the highest in the Times Square area.

56.   Although Switzerland has few murders, it probably has more than it should, given its overall extremely low crime rates.

57.   Although nondrug treatment was also offered, methadone appeared to cut the crime rate quickly, and that impressed the President and his aides.

58.   Among the changes in crime rates, perhaps the most dramatic of all were in the Bronx.

59.   American cities are frightening, even if the crime rate is falling.

60.   An unsung benefit of the shrinking crime rate is that New York police detectives have some breathing room to put more time into tough cases.