31.   The districtwide increase in crime mirrored local and national trends that show major crimes are now increasing after at least seven years of decline.

32.   The families alleged lax security when crime had increased in the North Austin neighborhood.

33.   The meetings frequently included bitter criticism of supervisors on whose watch crime had increased.

34.   While conceding that crime has increased, Denize said that it is not as bad as in some other countries.

35.   With the arrival of capitalism and the inevitable shakeout of winners and losers, violent crime has increased, particularly among teen-agers.

36.   After Ali Mahdi fired Sheik Ali Dhere, who was known to mete out harsh sentences under Islamic law, the Islamic court fell dormant, and crime increased.

37.   Although crime is increasing, most of it is not violent, the department said.

38.   Although overall crime has increased by five percent.

39.   As society develops, crime has increased.

40.   But corruption still exists, albeit at reduced levels, and crime has increased.