Originally Posted by TejanoTrackie

what I have found is that the main determinant in the civility of human beings is population density and overall size of the population in that city or town. I have lived in small towns where people never bothered to lock their doors or possesions, and large cities where everything has to be locked/alarmed/guarded and everyone walks around with an assortment of defensive weapons. Culture or ethnicity or standard of living doesn't seem to matter.