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Revealed: The true cost of crime to the city
MPs call for more effective policing for Peterborough and young people learn about dangers of carrying a knife.
MPs call for more effective policing for Peterborough and young people learn about dangers of carrying a knife.
Facts:
More than 5,000 violent crimes were reported in a year
Crime costs every resident a total of 204 each year
Violent crimes cost each person 78 per year
19,000 thefts cost each resident 24 per year
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Revealed: The true cost of crime to the city
CRIME in Peterborough is costing people an estimated 204 a year, new figures reveal. 4 July 2008
Sawtry youngsters launch knife campaign
As soap star Brooke Kinsella pleaded for an end to knife violence in the wake of her 16-year-old brother Ben's fatal stabbing in London, youngsters here have issued their own hard hitting message – Save a life: Bin a knife. 4 July 2008
Also in the news this week:
Betting shop hit by armed robbers
Two men brandishing imitation guns and wearing balaclavas, scarves and hoodies burst into the William Hill bookmakers, in Chadburn, Paston. 4 July 2008
Staff tell of gun terror as raiders strike in city
Terrified McDonald's workers were herded into their staff room at gunpoint as armed robbers struck twice in the Peterborough area in the space of eight hours. 3 July 2008
What do you think about the crime cost figures?
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