Crime
Crime rates in Bromley are generally higher than the National average, but it is considered one of the safest London boroughs.
Crime Rates in Bromley (per 1000 population)
| Offence | Locally | Nationally |
| Robbery | 3.01 | 1.85 |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 5.20 | 4.04 |
| Theft from a motor vehicle | 10.99 | 9.59 |
| Sexual offences | 0.98 | 1.17 |
| Violence against a person | 18.38 | 19.97 |
| Burglary | 7.06 | 5.67 |
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Famous quotes containing the word crime:
“Knowing what [Christ] knew , knowing all about mankind—ah! who would have thought that the crime is not so much to make others die, but to die oneself—confronted day and night with his innocent crime, it became too difficult to go on. It was better to get it over with, to not defend himself, to die, in order not to be the only one to have survived, and to go elsewhere, where, perhaps, he would be supported.”
—Albert Camus (1913–1960)
“Give a scientist a problem and he will probably provide a solution; historians and sociologists, by contrast, can offer only opinions. Ask a dozen chemists the composition of an organic compound such as methane, and within a short time all twelve will have come up with the same solution of CH4. Ask, however, a dozen economists or sociologists to provide policies to reduce unemployment or the level of crime and twelve widely differing opinions are likely to be offered.”
—Derek Gjertsen, British scientist, author. Science and Philosophy: Past and Present, ch. 3, Penguin (1989)
“The reason of idleness and of crime is the deferring of our hopes. Whilst we are waiting, we beguile the time with jokes, with sleep, with eating, and with crimes.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)