Is crime in Wolverhampton the bigger issue or are the people affected by it? Who can help?
Have you ever witnessed or been through something you wished you never had? Someone being killed, attacked or abused, or were you the that someone, that victim ? Crime is taking place all around Wolverhampton and being a part of any of these situations can leave a person helpless and vulnerable for the rest of their lives. Who is supporting them and what is being done about it? An article by Jessica Labhart from Express and Star last year in December showed there was over 2,000 crimes in just four areas of Wolverhampton in eight months. From Birmingham Mail, Graeme Brown discovered 2,093 reported crimes and mentioned none of the areas in Wolverhampton had fewer than 100 crimes across the month. This shows committing crime is the norm, and there’s too much of it, but not all news articles cover the effects on the people who are forced to go through or see these crimes. Anyone can become a victim but not everyone gets the help they ...