The Most Violent Country In Europe: Britain Is Also Worse Than South Africa And U.S.

From the Daily Mail:

Britain's violent crime record is worse than any other country in the European union, it is revealed today.

Official crime figures show the UK also has a worse rate for all types of violence than the U.S. and even South Africa - widely considered one of the world's most dangerous countries.

The figures comes on the day new Home Secretary Alan Johnson makes his first major speech on crime, promising to be tough on loutish behaviour.

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My Comment: 20 years ago (in my younger days), I shared an apartment with two girls from England. (I know what everyone is thinking, but I had a girlfriend at the time, and no hanky panky happened).

When they talked about England, crime and violence were topics that they were familiar with. One of these girls had to flee from England because of an abusive boyfriend, the other was because of economics but also she wanted to get away from what she saw as was a trend of growing unemployment and growing crime.

They were astounded on how safe and secure they felt living in Montreal.

I am sure that with 20 years of more unemployment, social frustration, and a political/economic malaise that shows no sign of changing .... byproducts such as violence become more prevalent.

Throw in alcohol .... and you got the right mix for even more violence.

As for Montreal, violent crime has actually decreased in the past 20 years, but violence in cities like Toronto and Vancouver have made the entire crime states for Canada higher and troubling for those who live there.