Is London a one way ticket to Stabbing Alley?

Question

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Answer 1

No, you have just as much chance getting stabbed in London as anywhere else really

Answer 2

From the Ministry of Lies and Statistics.

UK Murders 2007 = 700

NYC Murders 2007 = 500

Visit London and have a great stabbing time.  Don't forget to bring your fave stabbing knife.

Carrying knives with 20 inch blades is illegal in UK.

Answer 3

ONLY if you were to have a HUGE influx of immigrants from gang land central Cambodia.  Then you may and should consider chain mail under garments.

Answer 4

This really does drive me barmy. Ok many people have been stabbed, but it isn't that much of a concern, knife crime has always been there, but now the newspapers have got it by the nuts and making trouble like always. Ok there is a problem but it all depends on where you are going. In the center of town there is a minute chance of getting stabbed or attacked as there are so many people about, making the only crime possible is Pick Pocketing which doesn't affect many of us.

All deaths are bad and I don't want these stabbings to happen but I think that the only reason why this has gone out of control is because young people are involved, and now when ever there is a stabbing of an adult it is known, where as adults who got stabbed were very rarely mentioned.

Now I am a 16 year old teenager living in Kensington, a very nice area just South West of Central London and I dont get any aggro at all and also have friends all around the city in some not so nice areas and have had no troubles. Ok there are people who you see that do worry you and you know you should avoid but they are everywhere. I used to live in Northamptonshire and I felt more unsafe in Northampton Town Center there than I do here. And all my friends from Northamptonshire say oh I'd never live in London, because I am scared of getting stabbed. Hello!!! you have more chance of getting stabbed in Northampton (which isn't even bad) and other towns than you do in northampton as you are more vulnerable.

Please do not let these things stop you from doing what you want to do you just need to adapt to the situations that are brought apon us

Hope this helps

Sam (A Londoner)

Answer 5

As much chance of having your train bombed or catching bird flu or that 'flesh-eating' bug. I can't remember how they were trying to keep us living in fear before that.

Answer 6

No way! I think the statistic is 17 people stabbed this year so far. When you think about the millions of people in London who all survived up until almost August, that isn't a huge percentage of people that were stabbed, is it?

People are just paranoid, and like to blow things out of proportion.

Answer 7

theres problems everywhere - london just gets all the media attention :)

Answer 8

Only if you believe the newspapers.

How's your little boy?

Very glad to hear it :-) xx

Answer 9

London just gets all the media attention,

There are problems everywhere,

Answer 10

The chances of  being randomly attacked are remote but If you go looking for trouble you will always find it

Answer 11

stabbing strangers or occasionally close friends is the current English national pastime.

if you dislike it, stay away

Answer 12

No.

Answer 13

if you believe all the media tells you then it is...

it's no more dangerous than anywhere else....