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24/04/2013
Research Shows Fall In Violent Crime
In the past decade murder and violent crime have fallen faster in the UK than many other countries in Western Europe, researchers say.
Homicides per 100,000 people in the UK fell from 1.99 in 2003, to one in 2012, the UK Peace Index, from the Institute for Economics and Peace, found.
The index found Broadland, Norfolk, to be the most peaceful local council area but Lewisham, London, to be the least.
The research by the international non-profit research organisation comes as a separate study by Cardiff University suggests the number of people treated in hospital in England and Wales after violent incidents fell by 14% in 2012.
Some 267,291 people required care - 40,706 fewer than in 2011 - according to a sample of 54 hospital units, its report said.
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Homicides per 100,000 people in the UK fell from 1.99 in 2003, to one in 2012, the UK Peace Index, from the Institute for Economics and Peace, found.
The index found Broadland, Norfolk, to be the most peaceful local council area but Lewisham, London, to be the least.
The research by the international non-profit research organisation comes as a separate study by Cardiff University suggests the number of people treated in hospital in England and Wales after violent incidents fell by 14% in 2012.
Some 267,291 people required care - 40,706 fewer than in 2011 - according to a sample of 54 hospital units, its report said.
(H/CD)
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