41.   Japan honors and cherishes tradition, and so far many of its economic adjustments have resulted in higher unemployment, rising crime and more homelessness.

42.   Lefrak was becoming a different place, with rising crime, broken benches, damaged locks on entrances and graffiti on corridors and in stairwells.

43.   Like many other American communities, Camaro City is suffering from a rising crime rate, declining employment and an overall diminishment of expectations.

44.   Meanwhile, merchants in the famed French Quarter were screaming for help to curb a rising crime rate that was scaring away tourists.

45.   Mexicans will also be watching for signs of how President Zedillo plans to combat a rising crime wave in many Mexican cities.

46.   Most Russians are preoccupied with their grievances about economic problems and rising crime.

47.   Outside the high stone walls of Mountjoy Prison, Ireland is engaged in a national debate over what to do about rising crime.

48.   President Lee Teng-hui and Lien are under fire because of concern about rising violent crime.

49.   Rising crime rates have led to overcrowding and heavier loads for judges, whose cases back up for years.

50.   Sharif set up the special anti-terrorism courts last year to combat rising crime and terrorist activity.