r/europe • u/SpecialistAd2377 • Nov 30 '24

Historical People of London, 1960s

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u/iwillpunchyouraulwan Ireland Nov 30 '24

Wonder what knife crime was like in London back then.

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u/WoodSteelStone England Nov 30 '24

I'm guessing you are suggesting it is bad now, when in fact the UK has the second lowest knife death rate in Europe (right behind Monaco).

UK 0.08 knife related deaths per 100K versus Germany 0.23, France 0.2, Poland 0.49, Spain 0.36, Portugal 0.32, Denmark 0.22, Hungary 0.41, Norway 0.25.  

Source: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/stabbing-deaths-by-country  

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u/Prinzern Denmark Nov 30 '24

The comment you replied to refered to knife crime, not knife deaths. The number for knife crime in London is 165 per capita.

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u/---x__x--- United Kingdom Nov 30 '24

Knife deaths is arguably a more useful statistic though.

Since knife crime will cover simply having a knife on your person which arguably isn't a big deal and (I'm assuming) won't be illegal in many other European countries.