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There are currently 639 million small arms in the world, produced by more than 1,135 companies in at least 978 countries: one gun for every 9 people on the planet! Firearms currently kill one person every minut, and eight million new weapons are produced every year.
Crime	Triple Helix - Winter 2004



There were calls yesterday for the closure of pubs that advertise pay £10 and drink as much as you can, as national figures showed an 11 per cent rise in violent crime and a 21 per cent surge in low level thuggery. Home Office research is showing that alcohol is the root cause of nearly half of all violent crime, and of 70 per cent of hospital emergency and accident admissions at peak times. The police recorded figures for the final quarter of 2003 and the latest British Crime Survey - show that crime overall remains stable in England and Wales, with significant falls in burglary, robbery and car crime. The police figures showed that domestic burglaries fell by a further 11 per cent, and the chance of your home being broken into is now the lowest for twenty years. Car thefts were also down by 10 per cent. The police recorded about 235,000 incidents of violence against the person in the last three months of 2003, of which 116,000 involved some kind of injury and 10,000 were classed as serious. The crime survey is based on interviews with 40,000 people. It reports that the fear of violent crime has fallen slightly in the past year, with 18 per cent of the public expressing a high level of worry, compared with 21 per cent before. The survey reports stable levels of confidence in criminal justice, with 76 per cent of those polled sayng that it treats defendants fairly, but only 34 per cent say the system is effective in reducing crime.
Crime	The Guardian - 30th April 2004



Of the 1,005 people surveyed by home security manufacturer Micromark, around one in nine has, or would like to have, home security cameras to keep an eye on their children. However, CCTV is still mainly used as a deterrent to burglars, with 67 per cent admitting that is why they would have cameras installed. Almost half (49 per cent) said cameras made them feel safer in their home.
Crime	The War Cry - 3rd April 2004



In 2002 children between 10 and 17 committed 49,200 crimes. Over 6,000 of these were acts of violence. For some time now police chiefs and researchers have made it very clear that family breakdown has been a key factor in our crime statistics.
Crime	Enough - Issue 6 2004



6,000 Albanian children have been trafficked until now, 4,000 of them in Italy and the rest in Greece.
Crime	Now - March 2004



In 2002, children aged between 10 and 17 committed 49,200 crimes. Over 6,000 of these were acts of violence.
Crime	Idea - March/April 2004



By October 2003, the prison population had reached 74,000- an increase of 6,000 in the last two years. This includes 4,500 women- again, the highest ever total. There has been an increase of 189 per cent in the population of women in prison in the last ten years. The UK now has the highest imprisonment rate in the EU. Over 16,000 prisoners are doubling up in cells designed for one. 59 per cent of prisoners are reconvicted within two years of being released. The reconviction rates for male young adults (under 21) over the same period is 74 per cent. In 2002/3 there were 105 suicides in prison- the highest ever recorded total. 25 per cent of the prison population are from minority ethnic groups. Black people are five times more likely to be stopped and searched than white people. 72 per cent of male and 70 per cent of female sentenced prisoners suffer from two or more mental health problems. 54 per cent of prisoners say they have a drug dependency problem. Each year, a third of all freed prisoners (around 30,000) have nowhere to live on release. Half of all prisoners are at or below the level expected of an 11 year old in reading; two thirds in numeracy and four fifths in writing.
Crime	JesusLife - No65 2004



Police have recorded a huge increase in serious assaults and domestic violence across Staffordshire. Between April and December last year, officers dealt with 4,612 reports of beatings from spouses compared to 3,739 during the same period in 2002, a rise of 23%.
Crime	The Sentinel, Friday 20th Febuary 2004.



Children are being sold for sex on the internet and then rated out of 10 by paedophiles, a report warned today. Some youngsters have been sold by relatives and friends who advertise them online with indecent photographs taken in their own homes. Boys and girls are also being lured into live sex shows screened on the web which perverts pay to watch. Children's charity Barnardo's also warned new mobile phone technology could lead to more Internet abuse of children.
Crime	The Sentinel,10th Febuary 2004.



US Baptist conventions have joined in the challenge to the US government launched by a coalition of religious and human rights groups over its treatment of prisoners held at the Guantanamo Bay US naval base. The Revd Dr Stan Hastey, executive director of the Alliance of Baptists said, 'our countrys treatment of so called prisoners of war at the Guantanamo naval base in Cuba is symptomatic of the genralised arrogance with which we treat other nations in the name of anti-terrorism. Clad in bright orange jump suits and manacled, the detainees including some boys as young as 13 represent 40 diffrent nationalities and speak 18 languages. Most are suspected Al-Qa'ida members and were captured during the late 2001 US-led war in Afghanistan.
Crime	Baptist Times, Jan 29th 2004.



In Febuary 2003, the News Telegraph made a point that 'gun crime' had trebled in British Cities and made the link with cocaine fuelled violence as had occured in America in the 80's Reported firearm offences in the capital rose from 322 to 939 over a ten month period in 2000-2001.
Crime	T.V for life, Jan/Feb 2004.



The latest crime figures, which show a 14% rise in violent crime, are symtomatic of declining values in society, according to the Evangelical Alliance. Recent figures for violent crimes recorded by the police reflect a worrying trend. It is a trend that is taking society in the wrong direction.
Crime	Christian Herald, Jan 2004.



'Young black prisoners are suffering racism in silence, according to a new report from The Children's Society. Flaws in the prisons system, it claims, are preventing victims of racism from making complaints and improving their situation. The report, entitled 'Playing the Game', calls from fundamental changes to be made to the Prison Service's racism complaints and staff recruitment procedures... The majority of black teenagers in custody interviewed for the report said that racist comments and discrimination by prison staff are commonplace in England's Young Offender Institutions (YOIs).
Crime	Youthwork - Feb 2004



New statistics reveal that about 1.25m young people have committed a crime in the last 12 months... Juvenile crime now costs the economy more than £10bn a year and accounts for nearly a fifth of the annual cost of crime... Courts in England and Wales last year sentenced 93,200 young offenders, of whom 64 per cent received a community sentence and seven per cent were sent to custody. The remainer were fined and discharged.
Crime	Baptist Times - Jan 8th 2004



Computer viruses and hacking are on the increase, according to a survey by anti-virus firm Symantec... Analysts say the findings of the survey should be a warning to all computer users to be extra vigilant in protecting their systems... According to Sophos, a world leader in anti-virus protection, the number of new viruses was up 17.5 per cent... Sophos claims that eight of the top ten viruses are able to spread by more than one method, using a combination of email, IRC (internet relay chat), network shares and P2P file sharing platforms.
Crime	The War Cry - Nov 29th 2003

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