Number of crimes caught on CCTV falls by 70 per cent, Metropolitan Police admits – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 5th, 2010 in closed circuit television, crime, news, statistics by sally

“Prosecutions linked to CCTV have fallen in parts of Britain, raising questions about the true impact of the security cameras.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th January 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Deaths in prison custody 2009 – Ministry of Justice

Posted January 4th, 2010 in death in custody, news, prisons, statistics by sally

“The Ministry of Justice has announced today that there were 60 apparently self-inflicted deaths among prisoners in England and Wales in 2009.”

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Ministry of Justice, 1st January 2010

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Court of Appeal (Criminal) Review of the Legal Year 2008/2009 – Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted December 11th, 2009 in courts, criminal justice, special report, statistics by sally

“Court of Appeal (Criminal) Review of the Legal Year 2008/2009.”

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Judiciary of England and Wales, 11th December 2009

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Court case results recording review shows error rate of 25% – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 29th, 2009 in courts, news, statistics by sally

“HM Courts Service needs to improve the accuracy of its recording of case results ‘as a matter of urgency’, a report by HM Inspectorate of Court Administration (HMICA) found last week.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 29th October 2009

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

48 violent or sex offenders under supervision charged with further offences – The Guardian

“Forty-eight convicted violent or sex criminals have been charged with a further offence of murder, rape or another serious offence while under the supervision of the probation service in the last year, according to official figures published today.”

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The Guardian, 26th October 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Home Secretary’s statement on the Review of Data Quality: Most Serious Violence – Home Office

Posted October 23rd, 2009 in crime, press releases, statistics by sally

“Home Secretary Alan Johnson has released a statement on the publication of Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary data quality review on most serious violence.”

http://www.hmic.gov.uk/sitecollectiondocuments/thematics/thm_20091020.pdf

Home Office, 22nd October 2009

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Violent crimes ‘wrongly classed’ – BBC News

Posted October 22nd, 2009 in crime, news, police, statistics by sally

“More than a third of violent incidents classed as ‘no crime’ have been wrongly recorded, according to HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in England and Wales.”

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BBC News, 22nd October 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Crime map to show burglary levels for every town and village – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 20th, 2009 in crime, internet, news, statistics by sally

“The public will be able to compare crime rates in every town and village in England and Wales following the launch of a new interactive map.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Chaos over statistics means another delay – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 12th, 2009 in criminal justice, news, sentencing, statistics by sally

“A ‘total shambles’ over official figures means the Government cannot say how many offenders are escaping with soft penalties and cautions.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Records of rape crime ‘distorted’ – BBC News

Posted September 21st, 2009 in news, rape, statistics by sally

“Rape claims are being left off official crime records, the BBC has learned.”

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BBC News, 21st September 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Sharp fall in use signals death of the Asbo – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 19th, 2009 in ASBOs, news, statistics by sally

“The number of anti-social behaviour orders has plummeted by almost half in two years signalling the death of Labour’s flagship weapon.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Police force admits errors over intimate body search figures – The Guardian

Posted August 19th, 2009 in news, police, statistics, stop and search by sally

“A police force has been rebuked by the Home Office after admitting that its statistics for intimate body searches going back to 2000 are misleading.”

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The Guardian, 18th August 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

A request to snoop on public every 60 secs – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 10th, 2009 in investigatory powers, news, statistics by sally

“Councils, police and other public bodies are seeking access to people’s private telephone and email records almost 1,400 times a day, new figures have disclosed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th August 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Judicial Response to the publication of the Attorney General’s unduly lenient referral statistics – Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted August 4th, 2009 in attorney general, news, sentencing, statistics by sally

“The Deputy Head of Criminal Justice, Lord Justice Thomas, has responded to the release of statistics today by the Attorney General’s office. The figures report the number of cases where the Attorney General asked the Court of Appeal to decide whether a sentence imposed by the Crown Court was unduly lenient.”

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Judiciary of England and Wales, 4th August 2009

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Mental health killings increase – BBC News

Posted July 29th, 2009 in homicide, mental health, news, statistics, suicide by sally

“The number of people killed by those with a mental illness increased between 1997 and 2005, official figures show.”

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BBC News, 28th July 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Complex cases surge – The Times

Posted July 20th, 2009 in fraud, news, statistics by sally

“A surge in the complexity and the number of investment scams pushed the value of UK fraud prosecutions to a record level in the first half of 2009. Seventeen fraudulent investment schemes, amounting to £321 million in all, were prosecuted in UK courts between January and June.”

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The Times, 20th July 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Abortion numbers for disabilities should be kept secret: Government lawyers – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 1st, 2009 in abortion, data protection, freedom of information, news, statistics by sally

“Releasing data on the number of abortions performed for conditions like clubroot and cleft palate may cause ‘mental distress or harm’ to vulnerable women and must be kept secret, lawyers for the Department of Health have argued.”

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Daily Telegraph, 29th May 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Findings on pregnant suicide open Eddie Gilfoyle case to doubt – The Times

Posted May 13th, 2009 in evidence, murder, news, statistics, suicide by sally

“Crucial new evidence has emerged that casts doubt on the conviction of a man serving a life sentence for the murder of his pregnant wife.”

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The Times, 13th May 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Sentencing statistics pulled again – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 27th, 2009 in news, sentencing, statistics by sally

“Jack Straw is facing fresh ridicule after his officials were forced to pull sentencing statistics which had already been delayed once because of errors.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th March 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Straw: more jailed for knife crime – Ministry of Justice

Posted March 12th, 2009 in news, offensive weapons, sentencing, statistics by sally

“The number of immediate custodial sentences handed down for offences involving possession of a knife or other offensive weapon has gone up by almost a quarter (23%), Justice Secretary Jack Straw announced today.”

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Ministry of Justice, 12th March 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk