What would Martin Niemoller think about Arizona?

There is hard data on a county-basis in Crime in Arizona reports.

I didnt compare all border counties, but violent crime was down in 2008 (from 2007) in Cochise, Pima and Yuma Counties.

On a more anecdotal level, I have seen numerous articles on border crime...with the law enforcement officials consistently saying violent crime is down or at worst, flat.

One example: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepu...ce-mexico.html

I have not seen any hard data anywhere that crime is up in border cities or across the state.

IMO, the so-called rise in illegal immigrant crime factor has been overstated and overplayed for political gain.