tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340170275761793017.post4889388842308510608..comments2022-12-11T11:12:37.323+00:00Comments on Clare's diary: Lewisham is the UK's least peaceful placeClare Griffithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13851313189672481904noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340170275761793017.post-67846554740894715252013-04-29T21:42:43.903+01:002013-04-29T21:42:43.903+01:00I moved fom the leafy New Beckenham to Lewisham la...I moved fom the leafy New Beckenham to Lewisham last year and feel no less safe here than anywhere else I've lived in London, or in fact anywhere else. I walk everywhere and use public transport with no problems. Well written blog and good points about the stats. Tina - omme i Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11437059955827337261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340170275761793017.post-86967812566691577462013-04-29T10:22:42.606+01:002013-04-29T10:22:42.606+01:00This article provides an important health warning ...This article provides an important health warning on the use of statistics - well done. On the other hand, being the top of the pile for that set of measures is not exactly comforting for a parent bringing up kids in schools that at random might contain the next generation of muggers, knife carriers, gang members, abuse-traumatised psychotic ragers. The more of those there are in Lewisham's population, the more at risk my children are.<br />Having said THAT, a very important measure should be whether most crimes are commmitted by a tiny core of extreme repeat offenders, or a bigger set of offenders.<br />and finally, I wish people would remember these stats when complaining about the use of stop and search. Complain about disproportionality, yes, (preferably if you actually *understand* it), but please remember my children need protecting.idealfuturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06651911334053568352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340170275761793017.post-69785924959137796712013-04-29T09:18:23.150+01:002013-04-29T09:18:23.150+01:002011 was indeed included - the data relate to 2010...2011 was indeed included - the data relate to 2010-2012 combined.Clare Griffithshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13851313189672481904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340170275761793017.post-21358190245919209272013-04-28T18:50:49.464+01:002013-04-28T18:50:49.464+01:00Was born and raised in Lewisham though I don't...Was born and raised in Lewisham though I don't live there any more, and never found it less safe than the other places in London I've lived. My first question about the stats this is based on was "what time period is this for?", because if it includes summer 2011, then Lewisham and anywhere else affected by the riots (a one-off event) are going to have their public disorder figures and possibly violent crime stats inflated by that. I'm sceptical to say the least.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15801670535451988737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340170275761793017.post-60305592840027723042013-04-28T13:13:35.758+01:002013-04-28T13:13:35.758+01:00Lived in Lewisham for 26 years and never felt thre...Lived in Lewisham for 26 years and never felt threatened ... Its a lovely borough with lots of very nice parks Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01806955215180778233noreply@blogger.com