I know there has always been crime in Anchorage and I remember Robert Hanson and Kirby Anthony and many of the other murders and crimes that happened over the years.   I also remember being shocked by them because it was "out of the ordinary".  There was time when when we were not reading about shootings, murders, and car thefts on a daily basis.   I suppose that it why it seems to me that there is more crime in Anchorage now.  I read about these crimes on a daily basis but am no longer shocked by them, just saddened.