Down to 71

I gotta give it up to Milwaukee, whose murder count dropped to 71 in 2008, the lowest number since 1985. If this keeps up, some ignorant Wisconsinites may stop being afraid of Milwaukee, which is ridiculous.

Minneapolis' murder count was 39, which is pretty good, too. If this keeps up, some ignorant Minnesotans may stop being afraid of Minneapolis, which is also ridiculous.

I know, murder rate is hardly the total picture of crime in a city. But, murder rate is the easiest way for people to get scared of cities.