Knife crime in England and Wales rises to record high
45,627 knife crime offences recorded in the year to December 2019 (excluding Greater Manchester Police because of IT issues). An increase of 7% on 2018 and the highest since statistics were first collected in 2010-11.
Robberies up 12% to 83,930, the fourth consecutive annual increase.
670 cases of murder and manslaughter (excluding Greater Manchester).
One in 14 offences led to court proceedings, less than half the rate five years ago.
The reason for the decline is given as a lack of co-operation by victims, possibly because they don't believe anything will happen.
Overall trends in crime remain broadly stable, according to the ONS, with the Crime Survey for England and Wales - which includes offences that are not reported to police - suggesting there was a fall of 5% compared with 2018.
The figures do not include the period immediately before and during the lockdown, but statistics released by the National Police Chiefs' Council last week showed that serious assaults had fallen by 27% and robberies by 37%; it's thought knife crime will have followed a similar pattern.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52395986
Fraud rose by 9%, driven by a rise in bank and credit account fraud.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51221054
It would be interesting to know how unreported crimes are included.
It seems crime does pay.
Robberies up 12% to 83,930, the fourth consecutive annual increase.
670 cases of murder and manslaughter (excluding Greater Manchester).
One in 14 offences led to court proceedings, less than half the rate five years ago.
The reason for the decline is given as a lack of co-operation by victims, possibly because they don't believe anything will happen.
Overall trends in crime remain broadly stable, according to the ONS, with the Crime Survey for England and Wales - which includes offences that are not reported to police - suggesting there was a fall of 5% compared with 2018.
The figures do not include the period immediately before and during the lockdown, but statistics released by the National Police Chiefs' Council last week showed that serious assaults had fallen by 27% and robberies by 37%; it's thought knife crime will have followed a similar pattern.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52395986
Fraud rose by 9%, driven by a rise in bank and credit account fraud.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51221054
It would be interesting to know how unreported crimes are included.
It seems crime does pay.
