05-06-2023, 07:57 PM
Tariq Tahir
May 27, 2023
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A spate of thefts of luxury watches, often snatched by audacious gangs using mopeds to escape in broad daylight through its bustling streets, brought crime into sharp focus in the British capital.
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Rowley represents an area of Westminster Council close to the Edgware Road area of central London, which has a large population of residents from the Middle East.
The borough is also home to many of the tourist sites that attract about 4.5 million visitors to the city and some of its wealthiest areas as well as packed, world famous shopping streets.
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it is also the “most dangerous” part of London, with a crime rate 215 per cent higher than the rest of the city – and 260 per cent higher than the rest of England and Wales.
In the year to April, crime increased by 32 per cent in the area compared to the previous year, with theft the most common offence, Met Police figures show.
In the same time period, robbery was up by 34 per cent and theft 66 per cent
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When it comes to knife crime, ...... the borough has a knife-crime rate of 3.3 per 1,000 of the population, compared to 1.5 for the whole of the city.
Knife crime went up 25 per cent in the year ending April compared with the year before and in March to April this year, it went up 12 per cent.
Criminologist James Alexander told The National the “ridiculously high” crime in central London has been partly fuelled by the economic difficulties Britain is facing.
Opportunist gangs, who have perfected their techniques, are taking advantage of the concentration of people in central London, to where they have shifted their activities and away from the suburbs
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knife crime looms over London and many believe there is now a culture of carrying knives, not only by gang members, but across society as a whole. Incidents are at a 76-year high.
London currently has a rate of 50 crimes involving knives and other offensive weapons that resulted in a prison sentence or caution per 100,000 people
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Nearly half of Londoners say they have seen an increase in crime in their area, including that involving knives, with most believing the police can’t be relied on to deal with minor crimes
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“Londoners need to feel safe in their daily lives or our city simply doesn’t work,” its research director Claire Harding told The National.
https://www.thenationalnews.com/weekend/...d-robbery/
May 27, 2023
......
A spate of thefts of luxury watches, often snatched by audacious gangs using mopeds to escape in broad daylight through its bustling streets, brought crime into sharp focus in the British capital.
......
Rowley represents an area of Westminster Council close to the Edgware Road area of central London, which has a large population of residents from the Middle East.
The borough is also home to many of the tourist sites that attract about 4.5 million visitors to the city and some of its wealthiest areas as well as packed, world famous shopping streets.
......
it is also the “most dangerous” part of London, with a crime rate 215 per cent higher than the rest of the city – and 260 per cent higher than the rest of England and Wales.
In the year to April, crime increased by 32 per cent in the area compared to the previous year, with theft the most common offence, Met Police figures show.
In the same time period, robbery was up by 34 per cent and theft 66 per cent
......
When it comes to knife crime, ...... the borough has a knife-crime rate of 3.3 per 1,000 of the population, compared to 1.5 for the whole of the city.
Knife crime went up 25 per cent in the year ending April compared with the year before and in March to April this year, it went up 12 per cent.
Criminologist James Alexander told The National the “ridiculously high” crime in central London has been partly fuelled by the economic difficulties Britain is facing.
Opportunist gangs, who have perfected their techniques, are taking advantage of the concentration of people in central London, to where they have shifted their activities and away from the suburbs
......
knife crime looms over London and many believe there is now a culture of carrying knives, not only by gang members, but across society as a whole. Incidents are at a 76-year high.
London currently has a rate of 50 crimes involving knives and other offensive weapons that resulted in a prison sentence or caution per 100,000 people
......
Nearly half of Londoners say they have seen an increase in crime in their area, including that involving knives, with most believing the police can’t be relied on to deal with minor crimes
......
“Londoners need to feel safe in their daily lives or our city simply doesn’t work,” its research director Claire Harding told The National.
https://www.thenationalnews.com/weekend/...d-robbery/