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United Kingdom: Crime Maps Cover England and Wales for Residents, Visitors

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Authorities launched a new interactive crime map Oct. 20 that shows crime levels for every town and village in England and Wales. Residents and visitors can check the numbers of all reported crimes in their areas at the web site maps.police.uk, but demand was so high the first day the site crashed. Officials reason that providing this information to the public will serve many purposes, from putting their minds at ease about places where crime levels are lower than expected to raising alarms about areas where the crime rate is higher than thought. Tourists should be able to check the crime rate around the places they are staying to assess their safety. In other news, London’s bus and Tube fares will rise significantly in January to offset a shortfall in the city’s transportation budget. Bus fares will rise 12.7 percent and Tube fares 3.9 percent.