Thieves have been around for centuries, probably for as long as humans, but armed is a more recent phenomenon. Unfortunately women have always been the victims of rape and domestic violence. has been around ever since printing has been used to make money or produce documents. Rich people or their children are sometimes and are not set free until a ransom has been paid. The twentieth century has seen the appearence of many organised crimes such as and drug-smuggling or drug-trafficking. Statistics show an alarming rise in the rate of violent crimes and crimes to do with the illegal sale of arms across the world. Perhaps the most recent crime of all is into computers to access information that helps competitors in industry. This increase in international crime makes one wonder whether it is still true to say "crime doesn't pay".