touchingcloth

Hi all ,

Firstly apologies for the this grim post. I'm not trying to scaremonger...but just trying to find out the info behind the following grim stats (and yes I do know that there are a lot of positves to Oz as well!!!!!)

Wolfe Creek was on the other night and at the beginning there was some stat about how many thousand people go missing in Oz every year.

I was wondering whether anyone knows what the truth of this matter is and whether it is worse in Aus that UK ?

also...on an equally grim point the following shows a much higher rate of rape in Oz than the UK:

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cr...pes-per-capita

any views on this? is it a case of Oz ladies more upfront about reporting these crimes than UK counterparts...or is it a legal issue on what consitutes a rape?

Thanks

TC

Tableland

I know as a matter of objective fact that breaking and entering is much higher in Australia than anywhere else in the West.

However, I wouldn't get too freaked out by Wolfe Creek if I were you. It was a pretty grim film that played a bit fast and loose with its claim to being based on a true story. I read somewhere that over 10,000 people go missing in the UK every year. What scares (particularly Brits, I think) about Australia is that the landscape (in the bush) seems so alien and hostile. You're more likely to go missing at 2.00 am in Hackney than you are in the Australian bush.

NKSK version 2

Isn't that because you're probably pissed and have forgotten where you live?

annqldau

Could have something to do with they either don't lock doors or have crap locks.

jon and alex

I reckon that we deal with about 1000 missing person reports every year in portsmouth alone! Of these I have yet to see one where the person has come to harm. Most are just teenagers not bothering to come home or tell anyone where they are.

morrison

I'm a bit gutted to hear Wolf creek was on TV as Iv just rented it out 3 nights ago. And what a disappointing film it was. I was looking for some serious payback by the end and was left wanting. My wife says its been playing on here mind. I'm still looking for the hard core violence everyone was talking about.

touchingcloth

tell me about it!!!

This is why I posted this thread....to stop the missus from changing her mind about Oz!!!!!!!!!!

manxfamily

I borrowed Wolf Creek from my brother a few weeks before we packed up for Oz.

I am in oz now and have unpacked the boxes, and low and behold I seem to have taken my brothers DVD with me! I hope he doesn't fancy watching it some night, cos is on the other side of the planet.

JenJen

But the stats surely are bound to be higher as Australia is a MUCH bigger country ?

For starters Sydney and Melbourne are bigger than London.....

I dont' really think you can compare it tbh. It's likw comparing the crime rate of the USA with the Uk when we could prob fit most of the Uk into the state of Florida?

Jenxx

JenJen

Lmaooo did you plan that ???? lolllllll
You say thanks for the parting gift brother dearest

Jenxx

touchingcloth

absolutely no comment !!!!!

NKSK version 2

I've just been teaching rates per capita at school today - don't think I can face it again tonight...!

touchingcloth

I began to type a reply to explain it...and then gave up.

Oh well I'm emmigrating to Columbia as its 4 times smaller than Oz and therefore must have a quarter the murder rate

Lewis Lapthorn

Do you want a lift to the airport?

Nomore

han't u been to the toilet yet?? is it still touching cloth!!!