Religion is a fascinating topic.....Doesn't matter which side of the fence you are...

"if one does not believe in god, then there is nothing stopping them from doing evil. These people scare me. Suggests that these people would do all kinds of evil if they were not somehow forced to do right."

That is scary to think about isn't it......As far as criminals being religious, I guess it would depend on your definition of "religious" ...If it means believing and practicing what the bible teaches then I doubt there are many religious "criminals and murderers" but if it simply means just believing in a god then I know a few folks that have spent about as much time in jail as out of it who say they believe there is a god and a heaven and hell all that stuff....

I'm probably going to get beat with a switch for saying this but I think the farther you get away from civilization ( not just the jungles in other countries but the ares of this country also that are a little farther out in the sticks so to speak) the bigger the percentage of people who claim to believe in the higher power concept...