ocr: The USA has seen a zu-year long crime wave. Violent crime - especially murder - is much more UHH1LOI than in other developed countries. This is the case even in relatively well-otf parts of - the country.Seattle, for example, which by US standards is a peaceful city, has a murder rate seven times that of. Birmingham, England. The rate ofincarceration for drug crimes in the USA 1S much higher than in most Western countries - and the conditions worse. Capital punishment has made a strong comeback since the 198US, especially in the South. Texas is the state that carries out most executions; most ...
