One teenager killed on Britain's streets every five days

[The Straight Story]

One teenager killed on Britain's streets every five days

Official figures from each police force in the UK reveal a grim tally of 65 teenagers who have met a violent death since January 1 - almost two-thirds of whom were stabbed to death.

The record level of teen killings, which has doubled in five years in London alone, has alarmed senior officers and led to being named as the top national priority at a recent meeting of police chiefs.

The figures show that the problem is acute in the capital, which has six times the rate of teenage murders of any other city.

Sir Ian Blair said in his last interview before resigning as Scotland Yard Commissioner last week that the figures were a "regret" but added that there had been an "enormous drive" to reverse the trend.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/3536778/One-teenager-killed-on-Britains-streets-every-five-days.html

[boozepusher]

1. It's a good thing they banned guns.

Now everyone's safe. Oh wait... Never mind.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

2. Exactly!

[hoplophile]

4. Damn! I was going to say that!!!

[hedgehog]

3. My impression is that people in Britain are scared to death of each other.

The number of high walls with alarms and video cameras is unbelievable.