How is peace defined? The Institute of Economics and Peace describes it as "the absence of violence or fear of violence". In the BBC news today, the UK is becoming more peaceful than ever before. According to the official UK Peace Index, In 2012 crime rates fell by a staggering 12%.
So why, all of sudden, is the UK being subjected to such pure and blissful serenity? Some argue that it is "perhaps a symptom of a new morality" and that we are now "less tolerant of violence in all forms". Interestingly, there is also no proven correlation between police numbers and crime levels.
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So why, all of sudden, is the UK being subjected to such pure and blissful serenity? Some argue that it is "perhaps a symptom of a new morality" and that we are now "less tolerant of violence in all forms". Interestingly, there is also no proven correlation between police numbers and crime levels.
Click on the image below to read more about the riddle of peacefulness in the UK
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