The justifiable outrage over the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla. should give all Americans reason for pause. How could an unarmed young man carrying a bag of skittles threaten gun-carrying neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, who was almost twice Martin’s weight?Certainly the situation grows more complicated as emotions soar, but a look into the crime statistics in Sanford, Fla. might help to answer this question. According to neigborhoodscout.com, Sanford has a crime index of three out of 100 (100 being safest), which is one of the highest crime rates in America “compared to all communities of all sizes – from the smallest towns to the very largest cities.”