It's not, it's one of the least violent countries in the world ... and violent crime is going down. According to the ONS "Over the last two decades the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) has shown long-term reductions in estimates of violent crime. Victimisation rates decreased from 4.7%...
It's astonishing that someone asks that question on a footballing website. Ask yourself how many current footballers have come out and then you'll have one answer to your question