Musician Tricky has blamed hip hop for the rise in knife and gun crime across Britain.
Funny--I have the same access to it as everybody else, and I haven't stabbed or shot anybody.
Effects aren't the same as causes, Trickman. You might instead want to look at the type of culture that produces a demand for what you got, and then look at what produces that type of culture.
As for your Bronx/UK comparison, interesting, but I wouldn't know. I expect to keep my distance from both.