Crime problems

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My biggest problem with SC4 is crime and it's virtual irrelevance in gameplay.  I had always played on easy or medium levels, and switched to hard hoping there would be some difference other than starting with less money.   I don't detect any.   It bugs me that I can build up a city of decent size that has not a single police station, a relatively normal proportion of low-wealth residents, and there be no major crime problems.

Is there a mod out there that doubles, triples, quadruples, or otherwise makes crime tougher to deal with?  As I understand it crime is simply a function of the education and wealth level of the sims, but as I said, it is not like my city is all middle-upper class people.  Crime should build on itself, spread, grow, but it doesn't.  Many tutorials on building cities come right out and say, police stations aren't all that necessary.  This bugs the crap out of me.

[Geronimo 4]

Mega-lots (search for "t wrecks" at STEX) and large lots like airports and such usually generate more crime. Plop someone around and wait for some riots!

Buggi made a mod (Crime Simulator Mod) that reduces crime rates, so I guess its possible to make a mod that work opposite though I dont think it exist.

[n-m-2k8-yeah 0]

You could try buliding quite a few police stations and then simulate for a few months then bulldoze them. After that the citzens began to riot and crime was through the roof.

NEIL

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Hm, riots - is there an increase in crime after riots?   It's unfortunate that the other least favorite part of the game for me is having to stop and literally put out fires.  Same goes for riots.   I've seen massive increases in crime when I place an airport, which seems like a bug.    But it never feels organic - crime is never really the scourge it should be... whereas pollution = death in this game.