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National Crime Recording Standard. How many Crimes are reported in Dorset annually. 55000 crimes reported in Dorset Approx 40,000 crimes recorded by Police and Station duty officers Approx 15,000 reported by Victims calling the Police Enquiry centre. Crime Recording Process. PEC. Primary/
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How many Crimes are reported in Dorset annually 55000 crimes reported in Dorset Approx 40,000 crimes recorded by Police and Station duty officers Approx 15,000 reported by Victims calling the Police Enquiry centre
Crime Recording Process PEC Primary/ Secondary Investigation Signed off by Supervisor as complete CSU Quality Assure crime Filed Auditors Dip check Comcen Crime Recorded Police Officer SDO No lines of enquiry. No further Investigation
Q. How do we ensure that we record crime correctly? A. The National Crime Recording Standards
What is NCRS? General rules for recording crime that have been adopted by all forces in England & Wales since April 2002. • Provides consistency between police forces and divisions • Takes a more victim orientated approach to crime recording
All reports of incidents, whether from victims, witnesses or third parties and whether crime related or not, will result in the registration of an incident report by the police
When must a crime be recorded? Following the initial registration, an incident will be recorded as a crime (notifiable offence) if,
on the balance of probabilities: A) The circumstances as reported amounts to a crime as defined by law (the Police will determine this, based on their knowledge of the law and counting rules) AND B) There is no credible evidence to the contrary
What should a police officer do if they think an alleged crime has not occurred? NCRS states: “For audit purposes, where reported incidents appear to be crime related, they should either result in a recorded crime or an account of the reasons for not completing a crime report, which is sufficient to show the NCRS has not been breached”
Role of the Supervisor Managing the Investigation of the Crime
Role of the Crime Standards Units Quality assuring Crime
Auditing Internal Auditing External auditing (HMIC and Audit Commission)
Role of Crime Registrar Ensuring Compliance with Home Office Counting Rules Consistency of Crime Recording
Summary We record crime and Incidents to National Standards We ensure compliance with the standards, by quality assuring and using a structured auditing and reporting process.