Crime
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Violent crime
Robbery: Is the UK a “world leader”?
Are more people being prosecuted for carrying knives?
Have more people died in stabbings and shootings this year?
Knife Crime in England and Wales
Topics
The Police
8th Nov 2019
Police officer numbers in England and Wales
20th Apr 2018
How many stop and searches are knife crime related?
8th Nov 2019
Police officer numbers in England and Wales
20th Apr 2018
How many stop and searches are knife crime related?
The state of prisons
6th Aug 2018
Violence and drugs in prison
Prisoner-on-prisoner assaults and attacks on staff are rising.
2nd Aug 2017
The state of prisons in England and Wales
20th Aug 2018
What’s happening to HMP Birmingham?
Latest fact checks
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2nd Jul 2020
We know of no successful convictions of a police officer for the killing of someone in police custody since 1971
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14th Apr 2020
If you need the police but can’t talk, dial 999 from a mobile, then 55 when prompted and don’t hang up
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10th Mar 2020
There’s not enough evidence to say it’s as easy to buy drugs as pizza in the UK
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5th Mar 2020
Context is needed in this article about offences committed prior to prison sentences
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18th Feb 2020
Change in LGBT+ hate crime levels not as simple as Dawn Butler suggests
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18th Feb 2020
Justice spending is down 25% since 2010, not 40%
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21st Jan 2020
There’s limited evidence that lie detectors will be effective on terror offenders
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17th Jan 2020
It’s very unlikely that fewer knife offenders are facing jail
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10th Jan 2020
How long do murderers serve in prison?
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11th Dec 2019
Usman Khan and sentencing terror offences
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