Rising crime in the UK

[Rev. Rye]

There has been a dramatic rise in crime in the UK in recent years, as well as in other countries. What could be the cause of this? There was a time when stabbings and acid attacks and other crimes were rare, but it seems that nowadays it's a case of another day another stabbing. 

Whether it's "urban youths" (strange term, don't you think?) stealing phones, or individuals behaving in an aggressive, erratic way, there's always something in the news every day. It's also very worrying how many individuals these days are walking around wearing balaclavas. 

It never used to be like this. I wonder what might have given rise to all this crime and violence.

Is there? Because according to the Crime Survey for England and Wales, it's actually gone down pretty dramatically since the early-to-mid-Nineties or so.


IF you want to sift through the raw data, go here
If you want something that's more of a thought piece into why people believe crime has risen in recent years, specifically in the UK, go here.

So your attempt to blame "urban youth" for this dramatic rise in crime in the UK has failed because, frankly, there is no dramatic rise in crime in the UK. Ergo, a falsis principiis proficisci.