RURAL AREAS DO HAVE LOWER CRIME RATES THAN URBAN AREAS, AND A PANEL OF THREE PEOPLE DISCUSS WHY IN THIS FILM. ONE OF THE MAJOR FACTORS MAY BE BETTER CRIME REPORTING IN THE URBAN AREA BY POLICE OFFICERS. ANOTHER FACTOR MAY BE THE CLOSER CONTACT BETWEEN THE OFFICER AND THE CITIZEN IN THE RURAL AREA. IN URBAN AREAS THERE IS A GREATER OPPORTUNITY FOR CRIME, GIVEN THE PROFUSION OF MATERIAL GOODS. THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE IN ONE SURVEY, HOWEVER, STATED THEY FELT SAFE IN THEIR HOMES WHETHER THOSE HOMES WERE IN URBAN AREAS OR RURAL AREAS....BS