Crime is down nationwide, but border towns have not enjoyed the same level of pacification as their big-city neighbors. Statistical evidence is wanting because the FBI data report numbers of crimes but not the hometowns of criminals. Authorities in local inner-ring towns say many crimes there are committed by Philadelphians. "I think it's always easy for people to blame Philadelphia," said Jerry Ratcliffe, chairman of Temple's Criminal Justice Department. "Any police department thinks it is a net importer of criminals."