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Bingo! Only look at the news as entertainment here are some RELIABLE sources.http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/bcs-publications.htmlhttp://www.statistics.gov.uk/ http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/hosb0308.pdfHomicide stats on Pg11 (WARNING: these stats are # of incidents NOT homicide rates)The homicide rate was 13.7 per million population for 2007(which is decent)75% of homicide victims were male from 2006 to 2007 the homicide rate decreased by 2%. Homicide numbers have been decreasing since 2001/2002 (6 years ago) http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/hosb0308.pdf I have looked at the chart on knife and gun crime rates (PAGE 41) are stable NOT INCREASING! (they are decreasing) Gun Crimes HAVE decreased significantly from 2001/2002/2003 http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/hosb0408.pdf everything looks DOWN from last yearexcept drug crimes (those crackheads are like roaches...hardy and persistent)
Bingo! Only look at the news as entertainment
here are some RELIABLE sources.
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/bcs-publications.html
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/hosb0308.pdf
Homicide stats on Pg11
(WARNING: these stats are # of incidents NOT homicide rates)
The homicide rate was 13.7 per million population for 2007(which is decent)
75% of homicide victims were male
from 2006 to 2007 the homicide rate decreased by 2%.
Homicide numbers have been decreasing since 2001/2002 (6 years ago)
I have looked at the chart on knife and gun crime rates (PAGE 41) are stable NOT INCREASING! (they are decreasing)
Gun Crimes HAVE decreased significantly from 2001/2002/2003
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/hosb0408.pdf
everything looks DOWN from last year
except drug crimes (those crackheads are like roaches...hardy and persistent)