Teenage Muggings

Figures obtained by  using the Freedom of Information Act show that around 1,200 teenagers in Bury and Greater Manchester were mugged for their iPods or other personal equipment last year.  Across the whole country a third of all muggings were on 11-16 year olds.  I am afraid that this may only be the tip of the iceberg as many of these crimes will go unreported.  The fact that we had to use the Freedom of Information Act to obtain these figures suggests that the Government either isn’t tackling the problem or doesn’t want us to know the extent of the problem.  I have today written to the press to highlight this issue following a meeting I had with some teenagers yesterday in Whitefield.