I'll refute this also.
There's no evidence that violent crime is on the increase in western Europe, and while there has been a move from the abuse of alcohol towards other substances it hasn't made much of a difference to the overall levels of substance abuse.
( Dr Preference AjcuiVd289, Sat 4 Jul 2009, 13:23, archived)

I believe crime rates are continuing to fall, broadly, in the UK.
But that doesn't sell newspapers, so it's not interesting.
( my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to, Sat 4 Jul 2009, 13:25, archived)

over how long a period here, and are you just using percentages of the population?
scrub that, i'm bored
( mongychops, Sat 4 Jul 2009, 13:26, archived)

That's what I said.

( Malchick, Sat 4 Jul 2009, 13:28, archived)