Re: USA and UK: Battlegrounds of Crime


"Rock" <peace@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Faris Jawad" <ana_faris_bila_jawad@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> USA and UK: Battlegrounds of Crime
>>
>> USA and UK are really facing a rising tide of domestic violence and
>> street
>> crime, presenting an alarming picture of the corrupt Western society.
>> They
>> have a general problem of drink-related violence, particularly amongst
>> younger men, and it's one of the reasons why the violent crime figures
>> are
>> going up.
>>
>> The actual incidents of crime are, of course, much higher than those
>> revealed by the statistical figures - people certainly don't report every
>> crime that affects them. If those increases are reflected in the official
>> statistics, they will be a major embarrassment to the ruling parties
> there.
>>
>> Despite the powerful FBI and Scotland Yard, the Anglo American invaders
> lack
>> security at home, how can they provide security to Afghanistan and Iraq,
> the
>> countries which they invaded and put into chaos and disorder?
>>
>> Breaking the Record in Crime
>>
>> In June 2000, a CBS News report called the UK one of the most violent
> urban
>> societies in the western world; and that Britain is more violent than the
>> US. The report says the streets and shopping centres of Britain are a
>> "battleground" of crime, where people were more likely to be burgled,
> twice
>> as likely to be robbed and two-and-a-half times more likely to be
> assaulted
>> than in America.
>>
>> But the Home Office has hit back at the CBS statistics, claiming that the
>> average American is seven times more likely to be murdered than their
>> British counterpart and 60 times more likely to be shot.
>>
>> Home Office figures showed the murder rate in the US in 1998 was 6.3 per
>> 100,000 people compared with 1.4 per 100,000 in England and Wales.
>>
>> The murder rate in London is 2.9 per 100,000 compared with 8.6 per
>> 100,000
>> in New York and 49.15 per 100,000 in Washington DC. It shows the murder
> rate
>> was 5.7 times higher in the US than England and Wales and the rape rate
> was
>> about three times higher.
>>
>> The report also showed firearms were used in 68% of murders in the US
>> compared with 7% in England and Wales, and in 41% of robberies in America
>> against 5% in England and Wales. But the rates for assault, burglary and
>> motor vehicle theft were all lower in America than in England and Wales.
>>
>> The latest Home Office crime figures make worrying reading. It shows a
> rise
>> in violent crime, such as an increase in muggings and robberies. In a
>> previous set of crime figures, one force showed a 40% increase in the
>> incidents of male rape - but the figures didn't show it had opened a
> special
>> suite in order to encourage more men to report the crime.
>>
>> A much better indication of levels of crime is the British Crime Survey,
>> which comes out every three years. UK has the worst car crime rate in the
>> world. A sharp increase in violent crime in England and Wales was
> disclosed
>> in a set of statistics. Home Office crime figures for the 12 months to
>> the
>> end of March 2000 showed an average 19% increase in violent crime,
> including
>> assaults and robberies.
>>
>> In London robberies, including muggings, are believed to have shot up by
>> 38%. According to The Sunday Times, which collated statistics from 21 of
> the
>> 43 police forces in England and Wales, the overall increase in recorded
>> offences of all types will be about 3.8%.
>>
>> Mayhem on the Way
>>
>> The US Crime Clock conveys the annual ratio of reported crimes showing
>> its
>> relative frequency of occurrence during fixed time intervals.
>>
>> It indicates the trends for the Crime Index known to law enforcement and
>> criminologists for the calendar year 2002 as compared to those in 2001.
>>
>> Since 1930, the FBI has administered the nationwide Uniform Crime
> Reporting
>> Program, which issues periodic assessments of the nature and type of
>> reported crimes in the USA.
>>
>> The American criminologists, sociologists, legislators, municipal
> planners,
>> the media, and other students of criminal justice use the statistics of
> this
>> program for varied research and planning purposes.
>>
>> The Crimes Committed around the Clock in USA.
>>
>> Every 2.7 seconds, one crime index offence.
>> Every 3.0 seconds, one property crime.
>> Every 4.05 seconds, one larceny/ theft.
>> Every 14.0 seconds, one burglary.
>> Every 25.7 seconds, one motor vehicle theft.
>> Every 22.0 seconds, one violent crime.
>> Every 34.8 seconds, one aggravated assault.
>> Every 12.0 minutes, one robbery.
>> Every 5.8 minutes, one forcible rape.
>> Every 32.0 minutes, one murder.
>>
>> Year, Number of offenses, Rate per 100,000 inhabitants.
>>
>> 2000 11,608,070 4,124.8
>> 2001 11,849,006 4,160.5
>> Percent change +2.1 +0.9
>>
>> Seven main classifications of crime are used to gauge fluctuations in the
>> overall volume and rate of crime reported to law enforcement and this
>> eventually became known as the Crime Index.
>>
>> According to the definitions in the Uniform Crime Reporting, violent
>> crime
>> is composed of four offenses: murder and non-negligent manslaughter,
>> forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
>>
>> The property crimes include burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft
> and
>> arson. All violent crimes involve force or threat of force.
>>
>> The estimated number of Crime Index offenses for 2001 was 11,849,006.
>> This
>> number reflects an increase of 2.1 percent from the 2000 estimate, the
> first
>> increase since 1991.
>>
>> In 2001, violent crime comprised 12.1 percent and property crime
>> accounted
>> for 87.9 percent of the Crime Index total. The property crime of
>> larceny-theft, which comprised 59.7.
>>
>> For the first time since 1992, data reported to the UCR Program indicated
> a
>> slight increase in the violent crime estimate for the USA. A comparison
>> of
>> the 2001 violent crime estimate of 1,436,611 with the 2000 estimate
>> demonstrated a 0.8-percent rise.
>>
>> Within the violent crime category, robbery volume rose 3.7 percent, and
>> murder volume increased 2.5 percent. Forcible rape recorded the smallest
>> increase of all violent crimes at 0.3 percent. Proportionally, aggravated
>> assault accounted for the largest share of violent crimes, 63.1 percent.
>>
>> Robbery constituted 29.4 percent of total violent crimes, forcible rape
>> comprised 6.3 percent, and murder made up 1.1 percent of the total.
>>
>> Computing the violent crime rate per 100,000 persons for 2001 resulted in
> an
>> overall estimate of 504.4 offenses per 100,000 individuals. Aggravated
>> assault occurrences are registered a rate of 318.5 per 100,000
> inhabitants.
>>
>> In 2001, violent crime comprised 12.1 percent and property crime
>> accounted
>> for 87.9 percent of the Crime Index total. The property crime of
>> larceny-theft, which comprised 59.7 percent of the Crime Index, was the
> most
>> frequently occurring of all Index crimes, with an estimated 7,076,171
>> offenses.
>>
>> The violent crime of murder, which accounted for 0.1 percent of the Crime
>> Index, occurred least frequently with an estimated total of 15,980
> offenses.
>> An estimated monetary value of 17.1 billion dollars in stolen property
>> was
>> reported in 2001. Thefts of motor vehicles accounted for the greatest
>> monetary loss, followed by thefts of jewelry and precious metals;
> currency,
>> notes, etc.; and televisions, radios, stereos, etc.
>>
>> Robbery posted a rate of 148.5, an increase of 2.4 percent over the
> previous
>> year's rate. Forcible rape was measured at a rate of 31.8 offenses per
>> 100,000 persons. Murder and non-negligent manslaughter had a rate of 5.6
> per
>> 100,000 populations, a 1.3-percent increase from the previous year's
>> rate.
> A
>> comparison of the 2001 violent crime rate with those recorded 5 and 10
> years
>> ago indicated a 17.4-percent decrease since 1997.
>>
>> Collectively, the US's cities experienced a 3.5-percent increase in the
>> number of murders over the previous year's estimate. Cities with
> populations
>> of 250,000-499,999 recorded the largest increase in murder, 10.2 percent.
>> Considering murder rates per 100,000 individuals, cities with
>> 500,000-999,999 in population reported the highest murder rate at 14.3.
>> Suburban counties recorded a murder rate of 3.8; rural counties
>> registered
> a
>> rate of 3.6 murders per 100,000 inhabitants.
>>
>> If Mr. Bush and Mr. Tony Blair cannot provide peace and security to their
>> citizens at home, they may urgently request the UN for a multinational
> force
>> to be stationed in USA and UK to help both countries fight domestic
> violence
>> and street crime. Charity begins at home.
>>
>> http://www.islamweb.net/ver2/archive/article.php?lang=E&id=45724
>>
>>
>
>
> Why don't you admit that the East is 10 times more corrupt than the
> West...Only in the East would 9 couples turn up to claim the same child
> after a tsunami...If you're going to cast stones, move out of the glass
> house.
> Do you call honour killing "Murder", or do you just sweep it under the
> carpet?
> Just another case of the pot calling the kettle, black.
>

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