Theresa May might find some comfort in the results of the Crime Survey of England and Wales, which shows a 9% reduction in overall crime but is less effective at providing a good indication of changes in low-volume offences, including most forms of violent crime, or emerging trends. The crime survey estimated that there were 10.8m incidents, including 5m of fraud, online crime and computer misuse. But it is the accelerating increases in the volume of violent crime reported to police that will most alarm the public and politicians. The increasingly violent nature of England and Wales is underlined by double-digit increases in types of violent crime that, although low in volume, cause significant harm and alarm. The Home Office data shows there were more than 8,000 allegations of rape reported to police that were not officially recorded as rapes.

Source: The Guardian October 19, 2017 09:02 UTC