Britain's violent crime record is worse than any other country in the European union, it has been revealed.
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.
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I have to admit that I am hesitant to believe any article that makes these kind of claims these days. Crime and crime rates appear to be sensational news and I suspect facts and figures are blown out of proportion, or not accurately reported. Like the recent story that 1 in 4 men in South Africa have raped at least one person.
Yes, South Africa has a high crime rate. Yes, the UK has a high crime rate. I suspect one may find the same in any country with densely populated areas.
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The problem I had with that article is that they were counting burglary as a violent crime. (I found the article a bit ambiguous, so apologies if I got that wrong). Breaking into someone's house or car while they are not there is not a violent crime or at least, it is not classed as one in South African violent crimes figures.
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