You seem to know quite a bit mate. Stephen French was known as The Devil, because he was so brutal. Colin Smith was shot dead outside a gym a few years back. But yes, as a tourist you won't get hurt. Liverpool in fact has the lowest crime rate of any big city in the UK, contrary to belief.

The way British crime works is rather odd, but yes it is fascinating because it doesn't always take a traditional route. Liverpool of course benefits criminals becuase of the docklands, which criminals from all over the country will look to exploit but not without people from here getting something out of it, so some are involved by proxy.