'Facebook crimes' are up by 346%

There was a considerable increase in Facebook crimes in Nottinghamshire between April 2008 and March 2009!
13 alleged offences in this county went up  to 58 in the following 11 months; It means that a rise of 346%.!!!!
Nottinghamshire police has said that harassment was the crime most frequently linked to the site in the past year.The site came under pressure for not doing enough to protect children.

Here there is a real case of actual bodily harm:
Peter Chapman, 33-year-old man is a serial sex attacker. He was arrested  and being jailed for raping and murdering Ashleigh Hall, 17-old-year, of Darlington, Co Durham, after befriending her on the Facebook and using a false identity!!!!

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/04/02/facebook-crimes-are-up-by-346-115875-22156469/

Although facebook is responsible for protecting its members, people are more responsible to protect themselves from internet perils. I think in these cases parents should pay more attention to their childs and their communication`s networks.Also they have to give enough information about internet perils that their children may face with, and the ways they can avoid to becoming a victim in cyberspace.