Hmm, this makes the second article in the last 3 months that I read about out of control crime in the UK.
I'm certainly happy not to live there.
Tory and I have already refuted these articles. It's just merely conjecture and personal opinion, clearly uninformed opinion at that!
The homicide rate in the UK is among the lowest in the world. In fact I believe it's half that of Canada, yet we have twice Canada's population. Sexual Assault rates in Britain are also a mere fraction of those in the US.
These articles are little more than complete tripe perpetuated by frankly paranoid, bitter individuals who think every teenager on the street is a mugger and every youth who knocks on your door is a murderer or rapist. Utter rubbish.
You only need watch UK TV to see where they get it from. Every week there are hundreds of programs about gangs and anti-social youths, ridiculous. Britain is turning into a nation which actively fears and loathes it's children. It's a terrible state to be in.
So, your anecdotal evidence is better than theirs. Murder rate is different from crime rate.
On an sidenote, I must say I've been mugged once, and in my neighbourhood, byt tehre are some places i would not venture into even during the day.
