Does the UK follow the law?

In the UK, there are 1000s of laws created by the government to ensure the country is run in the fairest, best way. Like any country, people do break the law, whether it's a law we know about or not. Often people break the law without realising it, but people who break the law intentionally could be classed as 'criminals'.

Out of the millions of people there are in the UK, there is a minority that commit crimes deliberately, and for a purpose e.g. stealing a car. Almost everybody sometime in their lives has broken a law, whether it's building a fence to high (breaking planning laws) or driven over the speed limit. However, to answer this question, we must understand the figures behind who breaks the law in the UK, and who doesn't. Below are some crime statistics:

- For burglaries and robberies England and Wales had more crimes per 100,000 people than the USA.

- There were nearly 200,000 cases of antisocial behaviour as of November 2011.

- There were nearly 7000 robberies as of November 2011.

- There were nearly 18,000 drug related offences, as of November 2011.

- There were nearly 13,000 public disorder/weapon offences, as of November 2011.

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Overall, antisocial behaviour was the key factor that contributed in the UK breaking the law. The United Kingdom is known to have one of the best Polices and Governmental laws in the world, and remains to keep the majority of the country in great standing order and discipline, helped by the vast amounts of Laws the country exhibits.

But, law isn't all about keeping crime at bay. Noncriminal offenses are always being committed as I said before. They could include basic driving offences, smoking/taking alcohol in the wrong place, swearing in public etc. I hope I have given enough information to answer your question.