Latest crime statistics released – Home Office
“Statistics for 2007-08 show historic falls in crime across England and Wales.”
Home Office, 17th july 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Category: statistics
Boris Johnson’s city crime map delayed by privacy issue – The Times
“Boris Johnson is facing his first big policy obstacle as Mayor of London after the Information Commissioner objected to his plans to map crime in the capital street by street, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 25th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Police chief: public has little faith in crime figures – The Independent
“The Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair has admitted that there is ‘almost no public faith’ in crime figures.”
The Independent, 19th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Time intervals for criminal proceedings in magistrates’ courts – Ministry of Justice
“The latest National Statistics release on time intervals for criminal proceedings in magistrates’ courts, released by the Ministry of Justice and produced in accordance with arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.”
Ministry of Justice, 23rd May 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Crime by girls rises by a quarter – BBC News
“The number of crimes committed by girls in England and Wales has gone up by 25% in three years, according to figures.”
BBC News, 15th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
British Crime Survey Extended To Under-16s As Design Experts Meet To Tackle Youth Crime – Home Office
“Forty of the UK’s leading technology designers and manufacturers will today (14 May) join Home Secretary Jacqui Smith and a number of young people to discuss new ways of harnessing the power of design to protect young people from crime – particularly theft of ‘hot products’ like mobile phones and MP3 players.”
Home Office press release, 14th May 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Is knife crime on the increase? – The Guardian
“High-profile teenage killings over the past 12 months have pushed knife crime to the top of the political agenda, but the true scale of the problem is difficult to assess.”
The Guardian, 14th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Over 140,000 caught re-offending within year’ – Daily Telegraph
“More than 140,000 criminals are caught re-offending within a year of being freed from jail or sentenced to a community punishment, official figures have disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
New national reoffending measures – a guide – Ministry of Justice
“An explanation of changes to the way the government is measuring reoffending rates.”
Ministry of Justice, 7th May 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Pcs told to downgrade crimes to help meet targets – Daily Telegraph
“Police officers are being told to play down offences such as burglary and car theft in order to reduce crime figures, it was claimed yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Crime down but gun offences rise – The Times
“Crime is falling in England and Wales at an accelerating rate, according to figures from police forces published yesterday.”
The Times, 25th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Government to quiz households on sex lives and salaries – Daily Telegraph
“More than 500,000 people a year are to be questioned about their sex lives and salaries by Government inspectors, it has emerged.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jacqui Smith ‘using old figures to back up terrorism Bill’ – Daily Telegraph
“The Home Secretary was accused of desperation last night for quoting five-month-old figures to support the case for detaining terrorism suspects for 42 days.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Youth crime ‘up by two thirds in 10 years’ – Daily Telegraph
“The number of children and teenagers regularly committing crimes has soared since Labour came to power.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police criminalising young to hit targets, says charity – The Guardian
“A police drive aimed at thousands of low-level teenage offenders lies behind an apparent surge in youth crime figures, according to an analysis published today. Police figures suggest reported minor offences by young people soared by 38.9% from 2003-2006, and detected serious offences rose by 19%.”
The Guardian, 3rd April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Murder rate falls for fifth successive year, but concern over ‘hidden’ family violence – The Guardian
“The number of children murdered by their parents has risen by about one-third in the past year, from 24 to 33 victims, according to the latest Home Office homicide figures published yesterday. The figures reveal that this ‘hidden’ crime of parental child murder overshadows the highly publicised murders in which five under-16s were shot dead and a further four children were stabbed to death.”
The Guardian, 1st February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Latest statistics – Ministry of Justice
“Details of the latest statistical updates, including statistics on the population in custody, end of custody licence releases, probation, sentencing, and women and the criminal justice system.”
Ministry of Justice, 31st Janaury 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Gun crime rises, while overall crime falls, Home Office says – The Guardian
“The fall in crime in England and Wales is accelerating, with a 9% drop recorded by the police, according to Home Office quarterly crime figures published today.”
The Guardian, 24th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Long-hours working on the rise again in UK – The Guardian
“A culture of working long hours is on the rise once more in the UK after a decade of gradual decline, according to figures today. More than one in eight of the British workforce now work more than 48 hours a week, the maximum allowed under the law unless workers agree to waive that limit.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Time intervals for criminal proceedings in magistrates’ courts – Ministry of Justice
“Quarterly National Statistics release presenting results from a 1-week survey of criminal cases completed in the Magistrates’ courts. ”
Ministry of Justice, 23rd November 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
