2.1. WORKSHEET: Crime in America p 102 Break the rules and they rise .. (= radically).

The US has always had an extremely high crime .. (= percentage, level), .. (owing) in no small measure to the vast number of guns. Few Americans .. (= support) a ban on the sale and possession of guns. They cannot understand why foreigners fail to .. (= understand) their obsession with guns. However, owning a gun is little .. (= preventive) against crime, .. (= because) you must be ready and able to use it. A gun is over 20 times more .. (= probable) to kill a family member, friend or .. (= contact, friend) than to kill an intruder. Half the guns in US households arent kept .. (= achter slot en grendel) Despite the statistics, the National Rifle Association (NRA) insists that any connection between gun .. (= possession) and crime is coincidental! The middle-class US has ignored the urban warfare (= going on) in innercity areas. Most whites live in rural areas and communities hermetically .. (= closed) the (violent, ready to shoot) chaos of the USs black urban life. However, there are increasing signs that the horror of the USs romance with the gun is spreading to small town, white America. There have been a number of .. (= getting a lot of media attention) massacres .. (= committed) by children aged as young as eight. The recent .. (= toepassen) of a zero tolerance policing policy in many major cities has resulted in a dramatic reduction in crime rates. The right wing view has .. (= ruled), the majority believing that crime will go away if only they get tough. Despite the statistics, the .. (= great) majority of Americans manage to get through the day without being .. (= battered, harmed), .. (= robbed, ambushed), knifed or shot. At night, .. (= keep to) brightly lit main streets and avoid .. (remote, out-of-the-way) areas. Look as if you know where youre going by walking .. (= energetically). Walk in the opposite direction to the traffic so no-one can .. (drive alongside you)

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an unfamiliar city local unsafe neighbourhoods no-go areas at night take care hitchhike rape statistics go unreported bare minimum of cash muggers money satisfy a mugger prevent him from never resist its far better to lose your EDPs keep your cash in at least dont keep your passport, green card, driving licence and other important documents dangers of American street life taken for granted that totally re-educate wherever you live and whatever the age taking unnecessary risks discourage them from dont leave cash, cheques, credit cards, passports, jewellery and other valuables store anything of value in good quality door and window locks triple door locks, metal bars and steel gratings on windows are most city dwellers always apartments are often fitted with luxury apartment / armed guards in the lobby / closed-circuit tv / peephole / security chain/ callers identity if you live in a city, you should be wary of have your keys ready enter your home as never make it obvious that leaving tell-tale signs such as ask your neighbours to keep an eye on crime watch areas, where residents if youre driving, keep to and avoid .