• Alaknár@piefed.social
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    6 days ago

    Huh! Who would’ve thunk that more grass-roots approach, giving the young people attention and providing possibilities and options would lower crime rates?

    • tetris11@feddit.uk
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      6 days ago

      I keep measuring today to the late 90s, and despite all the racism, grime, crime and murder back then - it definitely felt like there was more opportunity then rather than now for young people

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    6 days ago

    Having lived in London now for ~8 years… I can confirm that the city does feel much safer in the past year or so. ASB in the areas I frequent dropped considerably, phone snatching has dropped below pre-COVID levels, and even gang-related activities seem to have quieted down a bit.

    Yes, of course, a city of 10+ million will never be completely crime-free, but overall I’d say London is healing.