Crime rates have always been high in multicultural, industrialized societies such as the United States, but a new (37) has appeared on the world (38) rapidly rising crime rates in nations that previously reported few (39) . Street crimes such as robbery, rape, (40) , and auto theft are clearly rising, (41) in eastern European countries such as Hungary and in western European nations such as the United Kingdom.

　　What is driving this crime (42) ? There are no simple answers. Still, there are certain conditions (43) with rising crime: increasing heterogeneity (混杂) of populations, greater cultural pluralism, higher immigration, democratization of governments, (44) .

　　These conditions are increasingly observable around the world. For instance, cultures that were previously isolated and homogeneous (同种类的) ,such as Japan, Denmark, and Greece, (45) .

　　Multiculturalism can be a rewarding, enriching experience, but it can also lead to a clash of values. Heterogeneity in societies will be the rule in the twenty-first century, and (46) .

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