The U.S. is ranked 41st on the new report, while 1,798 terrorism-related fatalities in 2011 alone put Iraq at the top of the list.

There are 10,000 active identity theft crime rings across the U.S., especially in the Southeast.

Unusual if not unheard of, the third largest U.S. city has placed a decade of crime stats on the Web and promises to update the database every day.

When security video was placed in public places, crime decreased at varying degrees. But the most impact was when there are many cameras that are monitored live by the city or law enforcement.

With all the talk about the dangers of social networking, there can be some pluses.

Crime pattern analysis (CPA) is a generic term that covers a wide range of approaches and techniques in the field of crime analysis. CPA looks for crime patterns and trends. Some of these methods and theories used in crime pattern analysis include criminology theories such as Routine Activity Theory, Rational Choice Theory, Repeat Victimization and Crime Pattern Analysis.