Serious Violence in England and Wales Plummets in Recent Years

by Guest Sun Apr 30, 2017 8:57 am

The Number of people injured in serious violence dropped by 10% in 2016 compared to 2015, according to a national report studying England and Wales published by Cardiff University.

“Since 2010, we have identified a decline of 40% in people needing treatment in emergency departments after violence,” said lead author of the study and Director of the Violence Research Group at the university, Professor Jonathan Shepherd. The study is produced from a scientific sample of 152 emergency room departments, minor injury units, and walk-in centers in the two countries. All are certified members of the National Violence Surveillance Network (NVSN), which has published an annual report for the past 16 years.

“The substantial year-on-year decline in serious violence for both men and women is welcome news for citizens and communities across England and Wales. Moreover, costs imposed on health services and the criminal justice system by violence have been substantially reduced along with burdens on stretched emergency departments.”

Overall, an estimated 188,803 people attended EDs in England and Wales for treatment following violence in 2016, 21,437 fewer than in 2015.

Whilst the study does not examine the reasons for the steady decline in serious violence, the report cites a number of possible reasons, including better detection and reporting of serious violence, better targeted policing, improved sharing of data by emergency departments, and local inter-agency collaboration to tackle violence on the streets and in licensed premises.

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/violence-in-england-and-wales-plummets/

by JulesV Sun Apr 30, 2017 5:53 pm

Great to read good news for a change! Hope the trend continues.

by Guest Sun Apr 30, 2017 5:56 pm

Jules wrote:Great to read good news for a change! Hope the trend continues.

Agreed

by Victorismyhero Sun Apr 30, 2017 8:18 pm

As pointed out on a similar thread in american news....

the youths responsible are now all too likely to be busy hacking your bank accounts....

by Guest Sun Apr 30, 2017 8:23 pm

Lord Foul wrote:As pointed out on a similar thread in american news....

the youths responsible are now all too likely to be busy hacking your bank accounts....

Eh?

That makes zero sense.

So what you are saying is that there is still the same proportions of criminals and that now he discrepancy in numbers are all computer geniuses?

How about the fact there is now less violent crime, because less people are less inclined to commit violence?

by Victorismyhero Sun Apr 30, 2017 9:11 pm

well, of course they are less inclined to commit violence...

they have got too fat sitting in front of the computer

Laughing

by Guest Sun Apr 30, 2017 9:19 pm

Lord Foul wrote:well, of course they are less inclined to commit violence...

they have got too fat sitting in front of the computer

by Original Quill Sun Apr 30, 2017 10:25 pm

Lord Foul wrote:well, of course they are less inclined to commit violence...

they have got too fat sitting in front of the computer

HAha...just like Goldman Sachs. I love the similarities.

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