UK Street Crime Way Up

Brits are ticked that they are paying high taxes but getting little service.

Robberies are higher in Britain than in the US.

The National Health Service was rated as the worst government service.

So much for socialized medicine.

Michael Moore made the movie "Sicko" that said socialized medicine was wonderful.

The Democratic Party wants to bring socialized medicine to the US.

No thanks.

Report:

A third of the UK population have seen an increase in street crime in their neighbourhood over the past five years.

And a quarter of people said they felt unsafe walking in their neighbourhood at night, a report commissioned by home insurer LV showed.

The report, which polled 4,022 home owners and renters, also highlighted that policing and crime prevention are seen as just 'average' in most areas throughout the UK.

The Government recently announced a £500 million plan to revive deprived communities across the country, with the aim of cutting crime levels, improving educational services, and boosting job opportunities.

John O'Roarke, managing director of LV Home Insurance, said: "This paints a bleak picture of how large parts of society view their local areas, so this announcement by the Government to inject £500 million into certain areas to help tackle street crime is much needed.

"The Government has announced a number of steps to tackle neighbourhood concerns but only time will tell if they are enough."