11.   ...an even newer crime wave.

12.   Many country parishes were still living in blissful ignorance of the post-war crime wave.

13.   Such hopes were thwarted by rising unemployment, a crime wave and the slow arrival of promised US aid.

14.   Government optimism that the crime wave may at last be under control will be little consolation to Franc Hyde.

15.   Along with other rural areas, the villages have suffered a crime wave recently.

16.   Although some Mexican cities, like Monterrey, remain relatively safe, the crime wave has swept most of the country.

17.   Among the most pressing is the economy, which was mired in recession for four years because the crime wave scared off visiting gamblers.

18.   And crime stories would include statistics stating whether the incident was unusual for the neighborhood or actually part of a crime wave.

19.   And a giant crime wave has broken over the country, spooking everyone from bricklayers to top executives.

20.   And the crime wave is continuing.