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Originally Posted by Damien

I didn't say it was without problems. The rise in crime is a concern, my point is that it's not evidence of a massive decline and that over time we're getting safer. House prices are a concern. Pollution is a concern.

Every place has its problems and concerns but there always seems to be a media hyperbole sadly these days.

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Originally Posted by Damien

Well ok, but most Londoners aren't talking around with a perpetual sense of foreboding. If you're walking though a dodgy area at night you might but that's true of anywhere.

Exactly the same down here as there are one or two areas where one would certainly not walk through at night.