tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597569938038396009.post-29680139550708159282008-07-17T21:02:00.002-04:002008-07-17T21:27:42.029-04:002008-07-17T21:27:42.029-04:00Knife crimes? If only we could be so lucky! The story is <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/17/world/europe/17knives.html?ref=europe">here</a>. <br /><br />For all the panic about rising knife violence in London, let's keep in mind that London has 7.3 million people and about 160 murders a year. That's fewer than New York City. Hell, it's even fewer than Baltimore (population: 650,000)! And it's not that London has a low crime rate. It just has less lethal violence.<br /><br />London does have strong and effective gun control. Sure, you <span style="font-style:italic;">can </span>kill somebody with a knife, but it's a lot messier.PCMnoreply@blogger.com