Violent Crime
The Briefing Room
BBC
4.8 • 731 Ratings
🗓️ 12 April 2018
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
London's murder rate overtook that of New York in February and March this year, and the violent crime rate seems to be rising in other parts of the UK too.
There's much debate about the causes, with suggestions that austerity, gang culture, social media, drugs and family breakdown are all to blame.
But what is the reality behind the headlines? David Aaronovitch is joined by expert guests to discuss why violent crime is rising and look at possible remedies.
CONTRIBUTORS
Professor Susan McVie - Statistical Criminologist at Edinburgh University
Dr Victor Olisa - former Chief Superintendent in the Metropolitan Police
Karyn McCluskey - Chief Executive of Community Justice Scotland.
Mark Easton - BBC Home Editor
Phil Mackie - BBC Midlands Correspondent.
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| 0:45.0 | This week, I'm getting briefed on violent crime in the UK. |
| 0:48.7 | How seriously should we take recent claims of a dramatic rise in crimes of violence? |
| 0:54.0 | So take your seat in the briefing room. |
| 0:57.7 | In February and March, if only for those months, |
| 1:00.9 | London's murder rate overtook New York's. |
| 1:05.5 | And violent crime seems to be rising in other parts of the UK as well. |
| 1:10.6 | Theories bred theories. |
| 1:12.5 | Social media was stoking the fire, if you like, of this violence. |
| 1:16.4 | And it's all just distaffa-tat. |
| 1:18.4 | Drill music, these music videos where they're rapping. |
| 1:20.9 | The reduction in youth services. |
| 1:23.1 | The policy of austerity. |
| 1:24.4 | It is not all about police numbers. |
| 1:26.5 | They're sometimes pointing their fingers as |
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