howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
This steep rise in violent crime comes on the same day that figures show we have the smallest number of police officers since 1985.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40665733Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,131
Further crime stats.
160 gun murders in London since 1980
59 committed by British citizens
https://t.co/NzvMoN2nl7"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,131
Interesting
609 knife murders in London since 1980
330 committed by British citizens
https://t.co/NzvMoN2nl7"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,942
Bob F, that is an interesting few posts,,,,,,,
Whilst we all appreciate in the sleepy priory ward, crime in our area is nothing like London.
The population in London is also slightly higher lol.
Violent crime is up in the Priory ward a very worrying trend.
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