Lies, damned lies & government statistics
Police-recorded crime in England and Wales fell 9% in the 12 months to March, latest figures suggest. The first reliable figures for knife crime showed there were 22,000 offences last year. The statistics also show that while the risk of being a victim is at its lowest ever level, people still think that the rate is going up. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said she was "extremely pleased" with the overall reduction. The annual crime report for 2007-2008 reveals the longest recorded period of falling crime - down 48% from 1995.
Meanwhile, back in the real world, the world outside the the Westminster Village...
A youth thought to be in his late teens has died after being stabbed at a property in south-west London, Scotland Yard has said.
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How is having 5 Million crimes for a population of 50 Millon better than the US 2006 crime total of 11Million but for 6 times the people of 299Million? And Europeans say we are crime ridden? England seems like the old New York.
Posted by: grant1863 | July 18, 2008 6:01 AM
Its not that attractive although certain parts of south east LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAhdun look like something out of starsky and Hutch the TV series if not at least sounding like it!
Posted by: TimC | July 18, 2008 8:15 AM
IIRC an assault is only recorded as a crime on the island there if someone is arrested, charged, tried and found guilty, yes?
Posted by: emdfl | July 23, 2008 1:12 AM