in the UK

BUT THE UK IS FOR GENTLEMEN

FROM THEN TILL NOW

What is Crime?

Crime is behavior that breaks those rules of a society which are codified in the criminal law.

Some changes of crime can be found in Britain nowadays.Most of the crimes committed in Britain(90%) are crimes against property.

2001 Interpol statistics showing number of crimes per 100,000 people in these countries:

9927 – England and Wales

8572 – Canada

7736 – Germany

6941 – France

4161 – United States

Offences recorded in Britain• In England and Wales(in thousands)

crimes 1971 1989 1999Violence against the person

47 177 231

Sexual offences

24 26 35

Burglary 452 826 952Robbery 8 33 66Drugs trafficking

9 21

Theft and handling stolen goods

836 1619 2127

Offences recorded in BritainIn England and Wales(in thousands)

crimes 1971 1989 1999

Fraud and forgery

100 135 174

Criminal damage

27 466 834

The causes of crime in Britain

1- national newspaper 2- poor policing 3-television 4- poverty 5- lack of discipline at school 6- unemployment 7- too lenient sentencing 8- alcohol 9- drugs 10- lack of discipline by parents

Juvenile crime in BritainCrimes committed by

youngsters:

1. Physically attack other people

2. Shoplifting3. Drive a car without

license 4. Gang fight

Causes:

1.boredom 2.no sense of right and

wrong3.lack of leisure facilities4. Parental neglect

Britain has one of the highest crime rates in the developed world, and

one of the most ineffective police forces

In 1964 in England and Wales there were 72,000 domestic burglaries; in 2003/04 there were 402,000.

In 1964 there were 3,000 robberies; in 2003/04 there were 101,000.

offenders in UK

(in UK) 80% are male. The worst offenders are young males aged 16-24, with 648 offenders per 10,000population.

Crimes against property is still the most committed crimes in Britain.Over seven in ten of both men and women previously convicted for theft and handling stolen goods in England and Wales were reconvicted within 2 years of their discharge from prison in 1999

Gun CrimeCrime has risen sharply and continually in England since it instituted a complete gun ban in 1997.Since then,crimes involving firearms in England and Wales more than doubled between 1997/98 and 2002/03,to over 10000.In 2002 alone,the English saw a 35% increase in gun crimes.

Most crimes involving firearms are on the increase.For example,Robbery with firearm has increased from 51,004 in 1996 to 88,178 in 2000

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Causes of Crime? (U.K.) Lack of discipline by parents (about 75%)

Drugs (about 72%)

Alcohol and too lenient sentencing (about 62%)

Unemployment (61%)

Lack of discipline at school (51%)

Poverty (40%)