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Old 18-01-2019, 15:06   #36
Margaret Pilkington
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Re: Accrington is 8th

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Originally Posted by Chris Cross View Post
Violent crime figures here jumped up 65% in 2018. Thats not down to a sudden collapse in morals, its targeted crime. One more for the list:
https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.u...enden-robbery/
It depends greatly how crimes are reported and logged by the police.
I am sure that you have heard of the saying 'there are lies, damned lies and statistics'
If one year just one person is a victim of violent crime....the following year there are two....that is a rise of 100%....sounds awful doesn't it?
Of course ANY crime is reprehensible....because it means that an innocent member of society has been made a victim.
The collapse in morals is not sudden....it has been happening for decades.
There has been nothing done to stop it.

Some of it has to be down to lack of discipline by parents....and then how the offenders are dealt with is another facet of the problems.
There is very little to deter offenders.
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