Investigating Ethnicity and Crime Rate Trends in Greenwich, London

This report delves into the complex relationship between ethnicity and crime rates in Greenwich, London, exploring how cultural diversity, historical context, and socio-economic factors contribute to crime trends. It analyzes statistical data and demographic shifts, highlighting the challenges and opportunities within the community. The report discusses the impact of ethnicity on various aspects of life in Greenwich, including crime, education, and employment, and evaluates the effectiveness of current policies and regulations in addressing these issues. It also touches on the functionalist theory and the importance of ethical standards in promoting social harmony and reducing crime rates, concluding that a collective effort is needed to foster understanding, trust, and collaboration among diverse ethnic groups to improve the quality of life for all residents.

Research paper

Table of Contents
Table of Contents.............................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCE..................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Ethnicity is fundamental associated with group’s shared recognition of culture, language,
religion, nationality, common ancestry and more which influenced people to behave accordingly
and maintain higher performance. While doing any work such as reading, working, managing a
business and other can help to accomplish the business goals. Ethnicity is derived from the word
ethnic, which implies race (Healey, and Stepnick, 2019). The term "ethnic community" does not
always imply a racial connotation. A community can be distinguished from others in a variety of
ways, one of which is racial stock or origin. A group might set itself apart from others by having
a unique culture, language, religion, or a mix of these. The report is all about ethnicity and crime
rates in Greenwich London that is neighbourhood of UK. These characteristics cause ethnic
communities to clash with other groups with whom they come into touch. This is important for
each individual to have focus on ethics that should be follow by individual in order to managing
all functions and activities. This can help to bring changes accordingly and maintain higher
performance. The report involves names of area, how it changed from past to present by showing
statistics, and statistical data that used to conduct an analysis.
MAIN BODY
FIRST PART
Ethnicity refers to community or area where number of people shows their culture, values,
language, and religion that affects people and supports to develop individual and organizational
performance. The community is the addition of many people who have been collected to share
their views and opinion on particular topic. If there is different culture and religion then would
be challenging to operate their business and complete the goals. This is important for each
individual to behave positively with all that can help to make feel them good and increase the
performance. It has seen that Ethnic activity and separatism came into a big way in the post
colonial 20th century. Many countries such as Nigeria, Pakistan, and Shrilanka were highly
affected by the ethnic problem. Greenwich London is the nearby country of UK where people
belongs to different culture and values that creates challenges to maintain their lives. The activity
involves seeing all equal and behaving in good manner. The problem in relation to ethnicity are
social issue, cultural issue, physical issue and language issue due to which no one is able to share
their data and information with others. The another issue is political issue that arises while
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running a business in other country and if someone is moving from one country to another (Bi,
and et.al., 2020).
Ethics has changed from past to present where it became important to follow the policies
and regulations whild doing anything that can help to manage all functions and activities. In past
period no one followed the ethics serious and many problems has been faced by individuals
people were not able to share opinion with others who were living into other country. The
businesses who were situated into other country not operated properly which created problems in
profits making. It was very crucial for companies to operate their business by bringing changes
and developing their performance in the changing environment. It became essential for whole
country and world to introduce changes so that it could operate their business and improve the
country’s performance by bringing changes and acvcomplish the business goals. It has been
changed from past to present by formulating different standard to ethics and diversity which can
help to regulate the business continuously. In present time, if someone wants to work in other
country then training and proper details should be provided to people which could help to solve
the problems and maintain higher productivity effectively (Moen, Pedtke and Flood, 2020).
The history of area is London Borough of Greenwich was formed in 1965 by merging the
former areas of the metropolitan boroughs of Greenwich and most of Woolwich (with the
exception of North Woolwich, north of the river, which became part of the London Borough of
Newham). The name 'Charlton' was briefly considered for the borough. Greenwich is a diverse
borough, with residents representing a wide range of nationalities and cultures and speaking over
90 languages. Only 19% of homes speak English as their first language. In 2017, little over half
of Greenwich's population (59%) was white, with a quarter (24%) being black (African or
Caribbean), a fifth (14%) being Asian, and the remaining 3% being other ethnicities.
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Greenwich's ethnic diversity varies by age group, with the 0-19 year olds being the most
ethnically varied. The most homogeneous age groups are those aged 60 and up, with 80 percent
of them being of white ancestry. Greenwich's population is expected to become more varied by
2027, with age groups continuing to follow their current patterns.
SECOND PART
According to Semyonov, 2019 Ethnicity can be explained as broader sense that states
self-consciousness of a group of people united and loosely related to shared experience like as
language, religious beliefs, common heritage etc. that are followed by people while working and
living at other place.
In recent years, racial hate crime has increased in Greenwich. Black and minority ethnic
(BME) students outperform their white peers in Greenwich schools, while BME citizens
experience inferior employment outcomes. In Greenwich, police use force disproportionately
against black people. In Greenwich, black persons were 3.2 times more likely than white people
to be deemed statutory homeless.
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According to office for National Statistics (ONC) does not currently produce yearly
statistics by local authority on the population by ethnic group and last official statistics were
from 2011 cennsus. The feasibility research combines ethnicity data from english school Census,
Hospitals, and improve access to psychological therapies. The statistics also explains that people
belongs to different culture and values of country who have entered into other places which can
help to develop the country performance. The people have good understanding and knowledge
about ethics and culture who belongs to other country and created problems in running the work
(Homer, and Fisher, 2020).
In 2017 just over half (59%) of Greenwich's population was of white ethnicity, a quarter
(24%) black (African or Caribbean), a fifth Asian (14%) or other (3%) ethnicities. The ethnic
diversity of Greenwich varies across the age bands; the 0-19 age group are the most diverse
group in the population.
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Main characteritics of Ethnicity relates to identities such as caste, language, religion, region,
etc. Inequality in terms of sharing power between two ethnic groups results into conflicts.
Ethnicity is socially mobilised and geographically constrained. It has a large enough population
and a collection of symbols that represent uniqueness. It has a reference group with whom it
aggregates a sensation of relative lack. Ethnic groups use ethnicity to make demands in the
political arena for changing their status. The group of people use ethnic involves language,
religion, caste and culture that are mibilised and managing the higher productivity. The nature of
identity shifts along changed circumstances and calls for change in identification.
Ethnicity has become important field to study for society where number of people lives
and shares their information in order to complete the goals. In other words, it is a natural bond
between people immutable or primordial. It is an outcome of popular grass root passion where
political interests are invested. Without ethics and diversirty it became important to focus on
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ethical standard and systematic aspcts which can help to develop the organizationa performance.
Ethics are integration of different cultural aspects where number of people behave different and
creates problems to share the views and complete the work in certain period of time (Chapa,
Jordan Jackson, and Lee, 2020).
Another community defines a group's identity, as well as how that identification becomes
psychologically and socially significant for a member or members of that community. This
became most important for each person to identify market and individual’s culture that can help
to bring new changes and attaining higher performance. Yes the community of Greenwich
London is close Knit community as it identify the what type of language and culture are using by
nearby areas and help them to fill all kind of requirement by maintaining right and effective
communication. The community lives in area of Ethnicity where less crime rates are and can be
reduced by managing all functions and activities.
After analysing and assessing statistical data it has been explained that crime rates are
increasing day by day where it became important to reduce the rates by solving issues and
manage the all activities. Crime rate.co.uk is a data analysis highlighted to uncovering crime
trends in England, Wales, and Nothern Ireland. All the activities are showing actively working to
encourage more data initiatives in Greenwich London (Jennings and Buder, 2020).
This data shows different types of crimes like as robbery, theft, vehicle crime, anti-social
behaviour, drugs, public order, shoplifting and others that affected the country. This is important
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or individuals to identify what issues are running in particular country and introduce kind of
solution which can help to accomplish business productivity. Due to increasing crime rates it
became difficult for individuals to manage all functions and activities. To reduce the crime there
are strct regulations which are formulated by government and needs to follow by individuals that
can help to provide good lives to people and supports to develop organizational productivity
(Byrne, and et.al., 2020).
According to ONC, different crimes rates are happening in various countries which
affected the living and economical condition of country. Functionalist theory argues that race and
ethnic relation should be functional and contribute to the harmonious conduct and stability of
society, racial and ethical minorities that involves in society. To reduce the crime rates every
person should be focus over all aspects and follow regulations which supports to complete the
task and improve living.
CONCLUSION
From the report it can be concluded that ethnicity termed to people who share, believe,
and creating trust between people by using same language, and culture. While doing any kind of
business and living in to country it should be concerned that people are ready to share and work
collectively. This helps to follow the ethical standard and bring changes in their existing
performance. As per ONC report, crime rates are increasing day by day that affected the lives of
human being and created problems. The statistics has provided accurate data which can help to
develop understanding.
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Online
Crime rate statistics. 2021. [Online]. Available through: <
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/crime-against-businesses-findings-from-the-year-
ending-march-2021-commercial-victimisation-survey >
History of area. 2022. [Online]. Available through:
<https://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/info/200313/population_and_demographics/2163/
population_characteristics>
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