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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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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6th Dec 2019
What do leaked Treasury documents tell us about checks on goods crossing the Irish Sea?
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2nd Dec 2019
The BBC and ITV seven-party debates, fact checked
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27th Nov 2019
SNP manifesto 2019: fact checked
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8th Nov 2019
Police officer numbers in England and Wales
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31st Oct 2019
Don’t compare Labour and Conservative costings for police recruitment
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28th Oct 2019
Poll about support for violence against MPs is flawed
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