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**datingcrew** · 09-25-2007, 05:39 PM

I don't trust statistics relating to crime. Living and working in London as i have for 8 years, i have never been the victim of crime, and i feel safe when out and about during the day or night. I felt safe when i was out and about in NYC a couple of years ago (although my friend had $200 stolen by an illegal taxi driver), and i don't really think this 'my city is better / safer than yours' discussion is particularly constructive (leave nonsense like that to the likes of 'GT').

It's not a case of which city is better, if anything NY City and London share more in common than NY does with Los Angeles or London does with Paris, and the so called NY-LON thread is stronger than ever.

However I do question Bloombergs and his predessors crime statistics as undereporting crime and London/UK police recorded crime statistics for including so much trivial crime that they have become a nonsense. The fact that half of all UK Violent Police Recorded Crime Offences result in no injury to anyone whatsoever, says a lot really.

I am being just as critical of the UK and inparticuarly Londons crime reporting as I am of NY Cities, but for opposite reasons.

09-25-2007, 05:39 PM	#36
datingcrew Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 380 Senior Member	I don't trust statistics relating to crime. Living and working in London as i have for 8 years, i have never been the victim of crime, and i feel safe when out and about during the day or night. I felt safe when i was out and about in NYC a couple of years ago (although my friend had $200 stolen by an illegal taxi driver), and i don't really think this 'my city is better / safer than yours' discussion is particularly constructive (leave nonsense like that to the likes of 'GT'). It's not a case of which city is better, if anything NY City and London share more in common than NY does with Los Angeles or London does with Paris, and the so called NY-LON thread is stronger than ever. However I do question Bloombergs and his predessors crime statistics as undereporting crime and London/UK police recorded crime statistics for including so much trivial crime that they have become a nonsense. The fact that half of all UK Violent Police Recorded Crime Offences result in no injury to anyone whatsoever, says a lot really. I am being just as critical of the UK and inparticuarly Londons crime reporting as I am of NY Cities, but for opposite reasons.
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