City and Crime
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="Crime">Crime</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Clio">Clio</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="a">a</span> 30-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Louis">Louis</span> <span word="Gates">Gates</span>. <span word="Clio">Clio</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> 28,000, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 30 <span word="gangs">gangs</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="gangs">gangs</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="protection">protection</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="commit">commit</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="murder">murder</span>, <span word="battery">battery</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rape">rape</span>.</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> 1,486 <span word="thefts">thefts</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thefts">thefts</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>. <span word="Thieves">Thieves</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="robbed">robbed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="gunpoint">gunpoint</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="pickpocketed">pickpocketed</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alarming">alarming</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="a">a</span> 50-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="decrease">decrease</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="beamed">beamed</span> <span word="Gates">Gates</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="deserve">deserve</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="pat">pat</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="better">better</span>, <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="theyll">theyll</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="that">that</span> 10-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="fiscal">fiscal</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p> <span word="Citing">Citing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="crime">crime</span>, <span word="Gates">Gates</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="bicycle">bicycle</span> <span word="thefts">thefts</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="locking">locking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bikes">bikes</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="bike">bike</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="libraries">libraries</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="malls">malls</span>. <span word="About">About</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="wherever">wherever</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="discover">discover</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bike">bike</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="Someone">Someone</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lock">lock</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stolen">stolen</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bike">bike</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="wracked">wracked</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="brains">brains</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bike">bike</span> <span word="stands">stands</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bicycle">bicycle</span> <span word="theft">theft</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>.</p>
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