Growing Trends (Part II)

Population By the 21^st century a population explosion will have taken place in the developing world. In developed countries, the size of the population will have stabilised but the proportion of older people will have increased dramatically and there will be problems associated with care of the elderly and increasing pressure on the medical services. It may no longer be possible for the government to provide pensions for everybody.

Society Statistics show that society is becoming more violent. 95% of Britons think that it is unsafe to walk the streets at night; 85% believe that it is used to be safe 30 years ago. The average person’s risk of becoming a victim of violent crime has trebled since 1979.

This trend will almost certainly continue. Rising crime will be one of the main problems that people in the 21^st century will have to deal with.

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