--- In herostation@yahoogroups.com, kevlord@a... wrote:
> On an unrelated note, I was interested in how GMs handed real world
events in their campaigns. I ask because my modernn day Big Easy
campaign is on hold and I am not sure how much time and in what areas
the New Orleans heroes should be involved. Obviously there are
oppurtunities for the heroes to combat predators who have moved ino
the area to take advantage of the chaos but how much of that should
the heroes have to deal with? Your opinions are welcomed.

Even before Katrina, New Orleans was a cesspit of crime and
corruption. They had the highest degree of corruption of any police
force in the Western World and graft and bribery were de rigeur for
the city government

If you want crime, look at US crime statistics. Newark, New Jersey has
the highest incidence of theft and assault in the US, per capita,
Dallas has the highest auto theft, Providence Rohde Island is the rape
capital and Washington DC the murder capital. These are all per capita