Interestingly, today I came across this!
www.antoinespeaks.co.uk/in-defence-of-notting-hill-carnival-black-culture-if-you-want-to-ban-carnival-due-to-crime-then-ban-football-nightclubs-and-epsom-derby-day/
Some excerpts:
The media focuses their attention and headlines on increasing crime-related arrests and incidents. Rather than 99.99% of people enjoying themselves and going home unharmed.
‘2,000,000 people attend Notting Hill carnival, 440 get arrested which works out 0.022%. The event is described in the media as “marred”.
At Glastonbury 2015, 75 people arrested, 175,000 attend, this works out 0.043%. The police describe the event as “low crime”, the Daily Mail praise Glastonbury for cutting crime in half.
Notting Hill Carnival brings millions of pounds into the local economy. Glastonbury displaces wildlife and brings disruption to surrounding villages, but no income.
So racism and the lobby of gentrifying insurgents wouldn’t have anything to do with this anomaly would it?’
The 2016 Euros showed speaking ‘Jamaican patois’ and Black culture could not be blamed for the horrendous acts of criminality seen in France. ESPN reported there had been 1000 arrests. A figure, that is more than twice the number of Notting Hill Carnival. Even without those stats, most people could see the stark difference in violence and hooliganism between football fans, when compared to the dancing of the majority of Carnival attendees.
2011: ‘Taking all 3,051 individuals taken to a ‘first hearing’ and excluding those who had no recorded ethnicity, 41 per cent were white ( i.e NOT JAMAICAN ), 38 per cent black, 12 per cent mixed, 7 per cent Asian and 2 per cent Chinese or other.’
The Guardian reported “A section 60 order, which covered the entire carnival area, allowed officers to execute random searches”
Ninety arrests were made for alleged possession of points and blades
169 for drugs
38 arrests under the new Psychoactive Substances Act (balloons)
40 arrests were made for alleged public order offences
25 arrests were made on suspicion of assaulting a police officer
7 for common assault or actual bodily harm;
13 for sexual offences;
10 for theft from the person,
8 going equipped for theft; six for grievous bodily harm;
3 for drink or drug driving;
2 for criminal damage;
1 for robbery
32 others that the Met did not specify
Yet, if the police used their Section 60 order powers to police festivals like Glastonbury then they would find significant Class A Drug use. Enough to film Scarface remake and a couple seasons of Narcos. However, they do not. Therefore, festivals like Glastonbury cannot be used as a fair comparison to the most policed event of the calendar year. Even though technically the crime rate is higher at Glastonbury despite nowhere near the level of policing.
I would love a Notting Hill Carnival where there was 0% crime. But each Saturday night around Britain the basic foundations of Carnivals result in the same equations.
Music + Drink + People = Good Times – a small amount of public disorder
With 2 million people attending carnival over a two day period, it is ridiculous to expect there not to be any public disorder.
OP, the same as you wouldn't allow your 14 year old to go to say 'Glastonbury', I'd say don't allow your 14 year old daughter out to NHC.
At 17 yes!
Ignore the hysteria! It's based on prejudice.....
Stat lovers.. If you would like to cross reference:
www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/about-us/freedom-of-information/previous-foi-requests/glastonbury-festival/crime-statistics-glastonbury-festival-2015/
www.met.police.uk/foi/pdfs/disclosure_2016/february_2016/2015090001643.pdf
I think they stand behind my earlier comments. Proof that 'cited' 2002 stats don't mean more than someones own eyes and knowledge!