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Do not believe any of the news from the BBC that claims that the Caribbean islands are the most violent places in the the World.

They are only trying to prevent the tourists from going to Jamaica and other islands so they can make money from the tourists industry in the lessor known British virgin islands, Cayman islands, Turks and Caicos etc. Whenever you hear the propaganda coming from government channels watch out. There are pick pockets in Jamaica like all the other islands.

But they do not have a violent crime wave. There are more violent crimes, murders, pickpocketing,prostitutions and drug related crimes, going on in allthe well known tourists cities of Europe, Canada and Australia daily.

The United States alone have 75% of the world serial killers.

The rest live in Australia."" FBI report on crime statistics released in September 2007, 1.41 million violent crimes were reported nationwide in 2006, an increase of 1.9 percent over 2005. Of the violent crimes, the estimated number of murders and nonnegligent manslaughters increased 1.8 percent, and that of robberies increased 7.2 percent (FBI Release its 2006 Crime Statistics, FBI,
www.fbi.gov/pressre1/pressre107/cius092407.htm
Throughout 2006, US residents age 12 or above experienced an estimated 25 million crimes of violence and theft.

The violent crime rate was 24.6 victimizations per 1,000 persons age 12 or older, for property crimes it was 159.5 per 1,000 households.

Males experienced 26 violent victimizations per 1,000 males age 12 or older; females, 23 per 1,000 females age 12 or older.

Blacks experienced 33 violent victimizations per 1,000 persons age 12 or older, higher than 23 for whites (Criminal Victimization 2006, US Department of Justice, www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs).

In the United States, one violent crime was committed in every 22.2 seconds, one murder committed in every 30.9 minutes, one rape in every 5.7 minutes, one robbery in every 1.2 minutes and one aggravated assault in every 36.6 seconds (FBI Release its 2006 Crime Statistics, FBI, www.fbi.gov/pressre1/pressre107/cius092407.htm).

A survey by the Police Executive Research Forum in 163 US cities shows that 65 percent of them reported increases or no changes in homicides during the first half of 2007, 41.9 percent of cities reported increases or no changes in aggravated assaults, 55.6 percent reported increases or no changes in robberies (Survey Shows Shift in Violence, USA Today, October 12, 2007).

In New Orleans, 209 homicides were recorded in 2007, a 30 percent increase over that of 2006 (New Orleans Homicides up 30% Over '06 Level, USA Today, January 3, 2008).

Washington D.C. recorded 181 killings in 2007, jumping 7 percent over 2006 (Killings in D.C. up After Long Dip, The Washington Post, January 1, 2008).

Baltimore recorded 282 homicides last year (City Marks First '08 Slaying.

The Baltimore Sun, January 2, 2008) and 428 killings were logged in New York by the end of November (City Homicides Still Dropping, to Under 500, The New York Times, November 23, 2007).

From January to September, Chicago recorded 119,553 criminal offences including 341 murders and 11,097 robberies (Chicago Police Department,.

From January to November, 737 people were murdered in Los Angeles, namely two were killed every day (World Daily, December 4, 2007).

In Detroit, rampant violent crimes have forced many residents to find new homes elsewhere, and the city's population has declined by nearly 1 million since 1950, according to the Census Bureau (Study: Detroit Most Dangerous City, the Associated Press, November 18, 2007).

chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-03/13/content_6533800.htm
Norway: Oslo Crime Rate Now Highest in Scandinavia - Europe
Mar 12, 2008 Reported crimes in Oslo increased 25 percent in 2007 to 90 per 1000 inhabitants.

Britain has the highest rate of burglary in the European Union and is also nearly top of the league for assaults and hate crime, according to a recent survey.

The EU crime and safety survey names the UK as a "high crime country" and says the risk of becoming a victim of the 10 most common crimes is, with the exception of Ireland, the highest across the European Union.

London also emerges as the "crime capital of Europe" with the likelihood of becoming a victim - mostly of a range of petty crimes - said to be higher than all other EU capitals and even higher than cities such as Istanbul and New York.
guardian.co.uk/uk/2007/feb/06/ukcr...
Paris
Crime in Paris is similar to most large cities, Pickpockets are active on the rail link (RER) from Charles de Gaulle Airport to downtown Paris and on Metro (subway) Line 1, which traverses the city center east to west and services many major tourist sites, including the Louvre, Arc de Triumph and the Tuilleries Gardens.

A common scheme is to distract the tourist with questions or disturbances while an accomplice picks pockets or bags. Thieves also time their crime to coincide with the closing of the automatic doors on the metro, leaving the victim secured on the departing train.

Many thefts also occur at the major department stores (Galleries Lafayette, Printemps and Samaratine) where tourists leave wallets, passports and credit cards on cashier counters during transactions.

Popular tourist sites are also favorite hunting grounds for thieves, who favor congested areas to mask their activities.

The crowded elevators at the Eiffel Tower, escalators at museums and the area around the Sacre Coeur Basilica on Montmartre are all favored by pickpockets and snatch-and-run thieves.

The area around the famous Moulin Rouge known as Pigalle is best avoided after dark,
paris.osac.gov/page.cfm?pageID=3507

Toto, April 8 2008, 3:35 PM

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