71.   Police need more help than ever as they contend with anger at rising crime and well-armed drug gangs.

72.   Racist incidents in Portugal have been rare in the past but worsening economic conditions, rising crime and unemployment have fed xenophobia.

73.   Police Superintendent Pedro Toledo said recently that Dominicans living here are responsible for rising crime in this U.S. commonwealth.

74.   A plethora of weapons and criminals emboldened by political change have been blamed for the rising crime rate.

75.   A series of scandals has exposed corruption and inefficiency in the government, and rising crime has driven many wealthy families abroad.

76.   Addressing the rising crime rate in France, Jospin proposed creating a Ministry for Public Safety and special centers for repeat offenders.

77.   Among the public, his popularity was waning amid political and economic instability and rising crime.

78.   At the time Lysenko blamed the attack on criminals from the Caucasus and Central Asia, whom he has said are behind rising crime in Russia.

79.   At a time of rising crime in France, Chirac also reiterated his campaign-trail pledge to tackle public insecurity.

80.   Both pledged to stem rising crime, cut taxes and reduce unemployment.