There have been depressing stories coming out from England's riots; I have even seen people suggest even that British society is collapsing. With this wave of negative news, though, it can be useful to take a wider picture. The British Home Office produces annual British Crime Surveys (BCS), asking respondents about their experiences of crime in the UK. On the 2009/10 BCS they noted a strong change in the prevalence of violent crime:
Longer-term trends from the BCS show that since 1995, the number of violent incidents has fallen by half (50%) and is now at a similar level to 1981. This fall represents two million fewer incidents and around 800,000 fewer victims in 2009/10 compared with 1995.
A graph of all violent crime recorded by the British Crime Survey shows a steep decline since 1995:

The 619 offences currently recorded as homicide in 2009/10 represent the lowest number since 1997/98, when 606 were recorded.

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