It’s official, violent crime including murder and robbery are up for the second year in a row. Nationwide, there is a 3% increase in murder and 6.5% increase in robbery. An estimated 1.4 million violent crimes including murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults happened in 2006 alone! All in all, violent crime nationwide increased by almost 2% last year and robbery increased 7% as violence rears it’s ugly head again as a major theme in large cities after more than a decade of decline. The reason is because of the breakup of the crack-cocaine drug markets and a bigger police...