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Crime statistics

Crime statistics. Crime that has been reported to the police and recorded by them. It is in the official statistics. Crime that has been not been reported or recorded. This is the dark figure of crime. Official statistics.

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Crime statistics

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  1. Crime statistics Crime that has been reported to the police and recorded by them. It is in the official statistics Crime that has been not been reported or recorded. This is the dark figure of crime

  2. Official statistics • These are the figures on crime that are collected by the police and published by the Office for National Statistics. • They show patterns of crime for each year. • They show trends in crime over a period of years.

  3. Asbos issued by region and year

  4. Dark Figure of crime • These are crimes that are not reported or recorded by the police. • Why are some crimes not reported or recorded by the police? Click to open Activity

  5. Activity A crime will appear on the screen below…… Suggest personal reasons for reporting these crimes. Suggest personal reasons for not reporting these crimes. What circumstances could make you think differently about the crimes that you would report? You discover someone who has been stabbed to death. You see a bunch of fourteen year olds buying alcohol in a pub. Someone has scratched your car door. You see one of your neighbours breaking into someone’s house. Someone has stolen milk from your doorstep. You think, but you are not certain, that the old lady in Tesco was shoplifting. Your house was burgled. You experience date rape in your partner’s flat. Your best friend hits you when you claim to be in love with his/her partner. Your brother has taken £5 from your wallet or purse. You see people beating up someone on the street. Your bicycle was stolen.

  6. You experience date rape in your partner’s flat. • Your best friend hits you when you claim to be in love with his/her partner. • Your brother has taken £5 from your wallet or purse. • You see people beating up someone on the street. • You discover someone who has been stabbed to death. • You see a bunch of fourteen year olds buying alcohol in a pub. • Someone has scratched your car door. • You see one of your neighbours breaking into someone’s house. • Someone has stolen milk from your doorstep. • You think, but you are not certain, that the old lady in Tesco was shoplifting. • Your bicycle was stolen. • Your house was burgled.

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