dtroutma, I had nothing to do with the numbers. Here is one of about a thousand different sources.
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/updates/2009/02/13/kidnapping-capital-of-the-usa-phoenix-arizona/
Statistics, especially those relating to crime is a constantly moving target. Whether or not Phoenix is number 1 or number 10 is little consolation. You can nickel and dime the data all you want but it would not change the obvious; fewer illegal immigrants equals less crime.
dtroutma, I had nothing to do with the numbers. Here is one of about a thousand different sources. http://www.nationalterroralert.com/updates/2009/02/13/kidnapping-capital-of-the-usa-phoenix-arizona/ Statistics, especially those relating to crime is a constantly moving target. Whether or not Phoenix is number 1 or number 10 is little consolation. You can nickel and dime the data all you want but it would not change the obvious; fewer illegal immigrants equals less crime.