11.   Rising crime has become a key election issue.

12.   He takes over at a time when latest figures show Gloucestershire with the fasting rising crime rate in the country.

13.   Low wages, high unemployment and rising crime are facts of life in the North, more so than many other parts of the country.

14.   And although there are no reliable figures on rising crime, there is broad agreement here that the problem is getting worse.

15.   And laced through his stump speeches are references to rising crime rates, stagnant farm prices and soaring oil costs.

16.   Anxiety about the economy had fueled resistance to affirmative action and rising crime, with its attendant images of young black males, has exacerbated racial tension.

17.   Armed robbers, burglars and unscrupulous employees all are contributing to this rising crime wave.

18.   Baker said the manpower shortage can create hardships in battling rising crime and can erode the confidence level of officers responding to calls.

19.   Because of rising crime, South Africa badly needs more jail space.

20.   A rising juvenile crime problem, however, would have forced lawmakers to address juvenile justice reform, with or without Bush.