A special report by The Evening Telegraph, July 2008.
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
Read our special report:Revealed: The true cost of crime to the cityCRIME in Peterborough is costing people an estimated £204 a year, new figures reveal.
4 July 2008Sawtry youngsters launch knife campaignAs 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 2008Also 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 2008Staff tell of gun terror as raiders strike in cityTerrified 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 2008What do you think about the crime cost figures?Comment below, email us:
news@ peterboroughtoday.co.uk or telephone the newsdesk 01733 588719.
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