are we safer now to walk our streets than 40 years ago?

Question

I come from London,my main haunt was the west end .But now 40 years later I feel insecure to walk the streets..I went to Russia a while ago and felt safer there..Am I getting paranoid as I get older.

Answer 1

London or any other major cities streets are not safe these days, what with our drinking habits and the lack of respect of the law many people have, its no wonder that you feel the way you do.
Lets face it if someone assaults you and they are under 16yrs of age, they are fully aware that the law can do nothing about it, other than an asbo, which is like a feather in their cap.
This is a major problem in this country, where as in Russia, they would be locked up and probably given a good beating for their crime, and before any do goodies say "oh that's so unfair" think about it crimes like that do not happen in most European countries !!!! OK i know Russia has other problems, and I'm not saying Russia has got it right, but many other countries do not tolerate things like Mugging, drunkenness or street crime's,so why should we ?

Answer 2

Hi Silver

It's not just paranoia thru age. I'm 50 and have lived in my area for pretty much all my life. When I was a kid there was the usual stuff: burglary, pub fights etc. but now, there seems to be a proliferation of "yellow signs" asking for witnesses to assault, sexual assault, and murder. Driving around the area I saw 3 of these signs in one day!!. I personally know someone who was shot 5 times and ended up in a wheelchair following a petty row. The shooter got 18 months. So I'm afraid it is a sign of the times.

I'm glad that I was born in the 50s cos I wouldn't want to be growing up now. As I do not see it getting any better in the future. My wife and I plan to move out in the next couple of years as I don't fancy the prospect of living here thru my 60s.

There are lots of reasons why I think it is happening but I wont go into that for fear of being branded un-pc or racist but I'm afraid that human rights legislation has a lot to answer for.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

No, nothing paranoid. It's true crime has gotten worse and people take the attitude of it's not mine I don;t care or worse they are the one;s doing it. Can't even let your kids walk down the street without worrying.

Answer 5

Nope,you are getting wiser..There is much more violence nowadays and that is mostly in the dark streets...Well not strange,its the best place for bad things happening...But not just these,you can be attacked even in the middle of daylight anywhere...I dont know what cause it,but its clear that violence rate has grown dramatically...

Answer 6

Not paranoia.
In our day it was just the Teds. And they used to fight each other.
Now there are loads of people, drunk or drugged, ready to set upon anyone walking alone.
And although the Government stats suggest that most crime is down, (untrue - according to recent findings), even they admit that violence has gone up.

Answer 7

No. But you also feel less like you can take care of a bad or physical situation now that you're older. Not paranoia, just wiser with age.

Answer 8

No its not safe to walk anywhere alone anymore
Its not even safe in your own house anymore let alone the streets
When i leave my parents house even in the day i tell them to make sure they lock the porch door after me

Answer 9

In reality crime statistics show that crime has actually gone down, unfortunately fear of crime due to the media has gone up. also you are much more likely to be assaulted or attacked by someone you know then a stranger.

Answer 10

no. i live in manchester and its god damn rough.im only 22 but i have older siblings and even they agree. there wasnt as much crime 10 years ago as there is now.

some guy tried to pick me up in his car last month. thats not paranoi!