Gun crime up in Notts
GUN crime in Notts has increased 116% in nine years, according to new figures.
There were 240 offences involving guns in the county between April 1 2007 and March 31 2008, compared to 111 in 1998/99.
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Gun crime has risen in Notts in the last nine years
The Notts rise is above both the national and East Midlands average for the same nine year period.
In the East Midlands there were 649 offences involving guns in 2007/8, compared to 331 in 1998/99. This represents a 96% rise.
Across England and Wales there was an 89% rise, to 9,865 offences in 2007/8 compared to 5,209 nine years ago.
The Home Office figures, released to the Conservatives in Parliamentary answers, show a full breakdown of gun crime by police force and region.
Only four force areas - Cleveland, Humberside, Cambridgeshire and Sussex - experienced a fall in gun crime over the same period.
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling said: "In areas dominated by gang culture, we're now seeing guns used to settle scores between rivals as well as turf wars between rival drug dealers. We need to redouble our efforts to deal with the challenge."
A Home Office spokesman said it was "misleading" to compare figures for 2007/9 with those from before 2002, due to changes in recording practices.
The spokesman added: "There has been an 11% fall in gun crime since 2005 and provisional figures for firearm offences recorded by the police show they account for 0.2 per cent of all recorded crime.
"The UK has some of the toughest firearms laws in the world, with a five year mandatory minimum sentence for gun possession, which we expect to be enforced, and average sentences for firearm possession triple those of a decade ago."
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by Ivor Gunn, Fortess Villas
Wednesday, October 28 2009, 10:54AM
“Let 'em all come!
I'm ready for them.
No need to call the cops.”
by Doc, Farnborough Road
Wednesday, October 28 2009, 10:47AM
“And now the truth is out regarding immigrant crime . . . well I never!”
by x, Nottingham
Tuesday, October 27 2009, 11:33PM
“too many young people are dying from gun and knife crime, we need to take a stand and end this, its like the plague making a big comeback, but were not tackling it and its just spiralling out of control, too many kids grow up to be raised by the streets, we need to end this, how many more young people and older people are we going have to loose until something is done about this.... nobody is listening, it needs to be brough to light .... ive lost close friends to gun and knife crime.... parents have lost their children to gun and knife crime, and no parent should bury their son/daughter before themselves.....
something needs to be done....”
by jim, waiting to vote red,white and blue
Tuesday, October 27 2009, 9:55PM
“Summets not right!
Labour Voter, Nottingham ---
yep the lunatics are running the asylum.....”
by Doc, Farnborough Road
Tuesday, October 27 2009, 9:45PM
“Well, well, well!
The truth is coming out.
It only seems like yesterday that crime was dropping through the floor and we were all thinking that it was safe to go out on the streets
Come on Julia it's on your Watch!”
by Joe, Notts
Tuesday, October 27 2009, 8:34PM
“Sadly, Tony, we're all Americans now.”
by Andrew, Bestwood Lodge
Tuesday, October 27 2009, 7:44PM
“Tony, stay in the USA please, we do have guns in Northern Ireland & that's thanks to your lot.......... NORAID.
Whoops you forgot that.”
by Tony, USA
Tuesday, October 27 2009, 6:14PM
“Very interesting fact. Gun crime in the USA is down, except in a few major cities. Coincidently these cities have the most restrictive gun laws in the country. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that good people die in the streets when they have nothing to protect themselves with.
If it¿s not a gun, it¿s a knife. I guess you can ban your butter knives, that might work.”
by Miffed, Notts
Tuesday, October 27 2009, 6:07PM
“Big P : you may want to recheck the name as Tyler's Juett is dead and the suspected murderer is on trial today”
by Marcus Down, at School
Tuesday, October 27 2009, 5:48PM
“catmob, well away from nottm thank god.
You must drive through some funny areas!
But I do take your point, though its not as bad as the press make out.”