21 SEPTEMBER 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: A .22 revolver Phoenix police found on the floor of a truck after arresting the driver on drug and weapons charges. Crime has steadily dropped in Phoenix over the past few years, in line with national trends. The latest number released this month showed Phoenix reported fewer 2010 homicides, rapes, robberies, thefts - in addition to other major crimes -- compared with the same time period the previous year. Detectives in the Phoenix police department's Major Offender Unit make several arrests every day. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ