Wandsworth crime stats
After the stabbing of a 29 year old young man in Fulham, I realized that you can be young, stand 6ft7 and not be safe in a very nice part of the capital... Being almost double the age and half the height of the victim, I checked the Met police stats for violence against the person {https://www.met.police.uk/sd/stats-and-data/met/crime-data-dashboard/) and the numbers are appalling. In Wandsworth every type of offense has increased 100% to 150% since 2011. If murders are still quite rare, woundings are now averaging 60 per month, up from 20 per month in 2011, harassment cases are reaching 240 per month vs 90 in 2011.My own perception on a daily basis is that ASB is on the rise and little things like littering, drunken behavior, shouting on the street, elbowing people on purpose are simply setting a scene for more violent cases. Adressing those little things would completely change the equation, as potential offender would not feel as comfortable in a clean and quiet environment.Statistics don't lie, so a regular police presence is badly needed, but I cannot remember seeing a single police officer going up and down Putney High Street in the 6 months I've lived here. I would have one checking on the McDonalds surroundings every night regularly, that would be a start.Worrying times.
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