In some countries, even though the rates of serious crimes are decreasing, people feel less safe than ever before. What do you think are the causes of this problem and what measures could be taken to solve it?

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It is argued that, in spite of decreasing
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of criminal activity, people feel less secure.I believe the main cause of
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problem is previous hazardous
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offences, and
the important measure is a public awareness campaign to educate people. The principle cause of
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situation is past crimes, which put a pessimistic effect on the public's mind
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as stabbing and robbery.During the period of higher crimes, people neither went outside nor took money with them.
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, it causes psychological impairment and
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phobia of getting stolen by the robber.
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, they continue their life with previous panic habits, there is no
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high crime rates now.
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, a survey conducted by the London government found that 20% of people still afraid of getting outdoors during
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the night
because former offensive incidents develop
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a klepto phobia
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in their mind. The
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predicament is government should launch a public awareness campaign to provide proper information regarding safe environment and diminish their dilemma.
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, central council could shed some light on
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tough situation and inform them about the protective ambience and controlled rate of crime.
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, a similar initiative in Russia made fear free their residents, who
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was suffering
from trauma of past abusive experience as they became known to the current lower crime ratio of their locality. In conclusion, I think that people become scared due to the crimes happened in the past which is the main cause,
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however it
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however, it
can be addressed through educating citizens about the present reduced number of
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offences
and defensive barriers for it.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • availability heuristic
  • media coverage
  • misinformation
  • urbanization
  • community cohesion
  • justice system
  • economic inequality
  • community policing
  • media literacy
  • surveillance
  • swift justice
  • social cohesion
  • neighborhood watch
  • deterrent
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