Knife and violent crime has risen in the last couple of years by 18% in Londonabad and 13% nationally. Violent crime in Urban areas has risen by 26% overall . There are now 250 stabbings a week in the UK , 37% increase in sexual assaults. In 2014 there was 26,370 violent crimes in the UK.
I think we should revisit what we can do to help URBAN preppers survive in their communities.
What can urban preppers DO to reduce the risk to themselves apart from locking themselves away each night.
Could we consider the benefits of CONCEALING bling and brand labels? such as keeping I phones and £200 trainers out of sight when your hoofing it around your neighbourhood especially at night.
Can we persuade the council to improve lighting in the neighbourhood, we need to see and well as listen for approaching threats and I believe asking for more cops is futile as it would only be a temporary fix at best.
Park our cars in well lit areas reversed into parking spaces ready to drive straight out at short notice if required
Could the prepper consider stuff like Self Defence lessons, better equipping themselves to fend off attackers, encouraging preppers and families to become more situationally aware (stop looking at their I phones, unplug those headphones), learn which areas not to walk through at night, be more aware who is getting onto the tram or metro train with you, don't use minicabs, sit near the river on the bus. Get home with your expensive bling shopping before dark, never have BOTH hands carrying bags ( preferably no hands get the stuff on your back). Could they consider slash resistant kids clothing, yes its not cheap but it could be a life saver in many UK area these days.
Some school kids change out of school uniform before they leave school into street clothes so as to not advertise which school they go to. ( apparently a social faux pas punishable by death in many areas)
The home Sec Mrs May thinks the answer to rising knife and violent crime is NOT to use stop and search deterrents but to recruit more women and ethnic minority cops??? the logic goes right over my head I'm afraid. She is outraged that Durham and North Yorks have NO black officers even though I don't think there are more than a dozen black people living in either area. So relying on the state for protection is a no hoper and we need to explore other alternatives.
Ok so it now appears that rising crime and civil disorder is not just located in our larger cities.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...olice.html
Though in my defence I have pointed out recently that crime in rural areas is rising fast.
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