Why stabbed people to death?

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  1. Saint Valued Senior Member

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    Why stabbed people to death?
    Why did this crime always happen in the UK now?

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  3. billvon Valued Senior Member

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    Violent crime is actually down in England and the UK.

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  5. exchemist Valued Senior Member

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    There is a problem with knife crime among young people, often linked to drug gangs. However you need to bear in mind that unlike say, Malaysia, the UK has free press and can report on such negative things without fear of repression.

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  7. Sarkus Hippomonstrosesquippedalo phobe Valued Senior Member

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    It's a perception that doesn't match reality.
    UK knife deaths is surprisingly low. It is more widely reported these days because, as mentioned, we have a free press. Per 100k population, knife deaths run at about 0.08 per year, according to this website (using 2019 estimated data).
    Malaysia, on the other hand, runs at 0.47, slightly better than Australia at 0.48. Canada is 0.49, USA is 0.60.
    By comparison, South Africa and Lesotho both come in at a whopping 16+ per 100k. Russia is a paltry 4.32.

    So, at least per this website, knife deaths in the UK are remarkably low - one of the lowest in the world. Far lower than one would otherwise imagine.
     
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  8. exchemist Valued Senior Member

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    Very interesting stats.
     
  9. Sarkus Hippomonstrosesquippedalo phobe Valued Senior Member

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    Surprised me, to be honest. I know we've had a spate of reported knife crime in the UK in recent years, so maybe 2019 (the year of the stats above) are not representative, but I was very much expecting the figure to be much higher.
    I do know that in Europe as a whole, knife deaths are a far higher proportion of homicides than in the US, but that's to be expected given the gun control we have in Europe, and the vast number of gun deaths in the US.
     
  10. Saint Valued Senior Member

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    Malaysia's press also never cover up murder cases.
    But we have less rampant stabbing.
     
  11. Saint Valued Senior Member

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    Usually murder is for money or sexual affairs, not killing stranger for nothing.
     
  12. exchemist Valued Senior Member

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    Wrong. According to Sarkus's statistics Malaysia has 6 times the UK level of knife killings per unit population.
     
  13. billvon Valued Senior Member

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    You have WAY WAY more stabbing.
     
  14. Saint Valued Senior Member

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    Quote the source of your information.
    We may have more raping and snatch thief.
     
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  16. Saint Valued Senior Member

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    could be wrong data, our criminals more prefer to rape and snatch money.
     
  17. billvon Valued Senior Member

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    Most likely right data. So why Malaysians so stabby?
     
  18. Saint Valued Senior Member

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    Wrong data, wo do not stab people.
     
  19. billvon Valued Senior Member

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    Apparently that is incorrect.
     
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  21. Beer w/Straw Transcendental Ignorance! Valued Senior Member

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    Your patriotism astounds me.
     
  22. Saint Valued Senior Member

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    We do have many rape cases, almost every day.
    But the most crime is burglary and snatch thief.
     
  23. Beer w/Straw Transcendental Ignorance! Valued Senior Member

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    Is it a good vacationing spot?
     

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