Category: youth violence

ABC Apologises for Biased Report That Town Meeting on Alice Springs Crime Wave Was ‘Show of White Supremacy’

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has apologised for its “incomplete” coverage of an Alice Springs town meeting, in which locals worried about escalating crime rates in the community were accused of being “racist.” The partial apology came after the shadow minister for communications revealed she had lodged a formal complaint about the “shockingly biased reporting”…


Toronto Police Arrest Four 13-Year-Old Boys in Alleged Transit Swarming Attack

The Toronto Police are advising that they have arrested four 13-year-old boys in the alleged swarming attack of two Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) employees. The police, in a news release issued Jan. 24, said they conducted an “extensive investigation” and reviewed TTC video surveillance footage, leading to the arrest of four male youths. According to…


Homicide Rates Hit 25-year High; These Are Some Biological Factors Behind It

Violence in the United States has been increasing. The country is now seeing a return to the violence-ridden landscapes of the ’90s. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2020 violent crimes data revealed that homicide rates are skyrocketing and are at the highest rate in more than 25 years, increasing by at least 20 to 25…


London Knife Crime Prevention Trial Sees No Results in First 6 Weeks

A police trial aimed at stopping people as young as 12 from carrying knives failed to result in a single court action during its first six weeks, it has emerged. Knife Crime Prevention Orders (KCPOs) are being piloted by the Metropolitan Police by using the courts to impose restrictions on people they believe are “on…


14-Year-Old Boy Held on Suspicion of Murder of Teen in Birmingham Street

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a 15-year-old boy who was attacked in “broad daylight” in a residential street in Birmingham, UK, on Thursday afternoon. Following the launch of a murder inquiry, the 14-year-old was arrested on Friday morning and is currently in custody, West Midlands Police (WMP) said…