Monday, January 29, 2018
Police Data: UK Violent Crime Wave Grows Even Faster, London Knife Attacks up 40 Per Cent
And, of course, there are politics, so not everyone agrees...
At Breitbart.com, Liam Deacon provides some statistics:
"In England and Wales, around 5.3 million violent crimes were recorded in the 12 months to September 2017, up 14 per cent on the year before, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
The latest police figures from 44 forces around the country reveal that robbery was up by 29 per cent, sex offences up 23 per cent, knife crime up 21 per cent, and violent crime overall surged by 20 per cent. There were a massive 37,443 knife crimes and 6,694 gun crime offences recorded in the 12 months to September.
Since 2011, the number of offences involving a knife or a sharp instrument had been falling, but began rising in the past three years, the ONS explained.
Vehicle-related theft offences also saw a rise, up 18 per cent, and burglary rose by 8 per cent compared to the previous 12 months."
