Youngsters ‘call for more police’ – BBC News
“Six out of 10 young people want more police on the streets to protect them from crime, according to a survey.”
BBC News, 13th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: statistics
Targets ‘distort crime recording’ – BBC News
“Government pressure to meet targets for less serious crimes is forcing detectives off major investigations, a Police Federation report has claimed.”
BBC News, 12th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Crime figures show decline – The Guardian
“Crime recorded by the police in England and Wales fell by 7% in the 12 months to June, according to Home Office figures published today.”
The Guardian, 18th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
600 died in custody last year, report says – Daily Telegraph
“As many as 600 people died in custody last year in England and Wales, a new report is expected to say.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st September 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Pursue major crime, not just statistics, police are told – The Times
“Police forces are pursuing minor offenders rather than tackling more serious offenders, in order to improve their performance statistics, the Home Office said yesterday.”
The Times, 12th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Victims of white-collar crime ‘ignored for sake of statistics’ – The Times
“Victims of corporate crime – such as the Maxwell pensions scandal and the collapse of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International – are largely overlooked by officials because they do not fit government targets, it is claimed today.”
The Times, 20th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Number of violent attacks rises but overall crime levels stable – The Independent
“Violent attacks increased more than 5 per cent last year, a new statistic that overshadowed a Home Office declaration yesterday that overall levels of crime remained stable.”
The Independent, 20th July 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
New crime strategy being unveiled – BBC News
“A strategy to move public perception of crime into line with falling figures is due to be launched by ministers.”
BBC News, 19th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
3m crimes a year ‘left out of official figures’ – The Guardian
“A fresh row over the government’s crime statistics broke out last night after two criminologists said the authoritative British Crime Survey excludes 3 million offences a year.”
The Guardian, 26th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Met to give Terror Act stop and search figures – The Guardian
“Senior police officers in London revealed yesterday that they would be publishing a quarterly breakdown of stop and search figures for the first time in response to an outcry about ‘racist’ spot checking.”
The Guardian, 1st June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Freedom of information statistics October to December 2006 – Department for Constitutional Affairs
“This eighth quarterly report providing statistics on implementation of the Act across central government covers October to December 2006.”
Department for Constitutional Affairs, 18th April 2007
Source: www.dca.gov.uk
Persistent young offenders bulletins – Department for Constitutional Affairs
“The bulletin gives overall national figures for arrest to sentence, for England and Wales, as well as figures for the Magistrates Court and Crown Court separately. On a quarterly basis, the figures are further broken down by Criminal Justice Areas.”
January 2007 (PDF)
Department for Constitutional Affairs, 13th April 2007
Source: www.dca.gov.uk
