It's not even an urban thing. I used to live in Woodinville, across the lake from Seattle, which for the uninitiated is one of those vast suburban sprawls with

It's not even an urban thing. I used to live in Woodinville, across the lake from Seattle, which for the uninitiated is one of those vast suburban sprawls with a Starbucks and a Mongolian Grill in the middle. Someone broke into my car and stole my wife's purse, and we tried contacting the police for hours to file a report. Their office was closed in the middle of the day, the person who answered their phone wouldn't connect us to anyone, and we finally ended up following a cop car to a sandwich shop and flagging the driver down when he got out. Someone did eventually take it seriously when the thief stole thousands of dollars from a series of banks with my wife's checkbook. I guess cash is king.