So it seems there has been a big short term increase in youth crime, 25% up on a year ago, but the same article says youth crime has more than halved over the past decade.
So it's probably in the news more recently because of an uptick.
this post was submitted on 04 Jun 2024
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I agree with you, and I think it's interesting to look at why there is a short term uptick in youth crime.
Something something cost of living crisis something something
Nah we'd better not ask why, let's just throw the kids in boot camps instead.