Good news, everybody! Currently, you have the lowest chance of being a victim of crime since 1980! Despite promises that by 6:45pm we'd all have been happy-slapped four times, it seems that it is genuinely safer to walk down the streets today than when
The Empire Strikes Back and
PacMan were released. This is interesting, mostly because I'm sure if you asked the public if they thought this was the case, the answer would be a resounding "no". Possibly followed by, I imagine, "who are you", and "what are you doing in my back garden". Now, this is interesting. There's a massive difference between actual real "crime", and the not-necessarily-real "fear of crime". I will avoid pinning the blame this week on the Daily Mail and their headlines of "OHMYGODWEAREALLGOINGTODIE", but this leaves me with nothing to blame it on. So, I will just reiterate the point. You are less likely to be a victim of crime now than you were when AC/DC's
Back In Black was released, 32 years ago. And in the same breath, I've made some people feel just that little bit older.
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