Dear City,

I have lived here for seven years. For the most part, it has been uneventful, which is how I like it.

In recent years, there has been a rash of criminal incidents in the general vicinity. Now, I realize that you can't keep all crime out and that it's the general nature of society. But I just don't see anything being done by the city, other than answering 911 calls.

I'm ranting on this because last week, someone tried to break in next door. My neighbors tell me they aren't getting any information from the cops or the city and that it's pretty much been swept under the rug. I'm not sure what the story is there, but who really knows.