Knife Crime - Tarnishing the reputation of youths nationwide

Prior to my move to London, I have to admit that the current issue of knife crime had made me think twice.

I do believe that the image of London has been slightly tarnished by this craze of gang violence and knife attacks, although what I have learnt is that in fact it is only existent in a small number of areas and even then only on a small scale.

The image of teenagers and young people has also been affected.

Although violent crimes are increasing in many areas of the United Kingdom, particularly areas of London, when compared to the number of young people living here, it is a small fraction of the population that take part in this culture.

The increase in violent attacks not only mean that people are losing their lives but for the majority of young persons in the UK, their reputation of being good citizens has quickly disappeared.

It comes as no surprise that we hear the elderly speak openly about their fear when walking past a gang of youths, with every right to be no doubt.

But for the majority this is an insult for everything that they do. A high number of young people are members of youth groups, sports teams and other organizations and would never be tempted to participate in such violence.

It is a real shame that such a tiny proportion of the population behave in such unthinkable ways and along the way, are ruining the reputation for the majority of the youths of Britain.