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Each side of the Atlantic thinks the other is lawless. Clearly only one side is right—Americans and their hyperbole!—but I suppose a bit of data wouldn’t hurt. Helpfully, a novel set curated by criminologists at UCL compares crime statistics across 20 rich-world cities. Their findings
might surprise you.
(This article is free to read even if you don’t subscribe to The Economist.)
One way to foster transatlantic understanding: tune into BBC Radio 2’s Jeremy Vine show. One programme recently examined “Iran and chicken welfare”; another explored “pornography and garden centres”. Reading these descriptions, says our writer, is like combing through Britain’s subconscious.
Enjoy.
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