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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5th Oct 2020
Crime in London has risen less than the rest of England since 2016
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1st Oct 2020
What are the facts behind claims of a child-snatching panic on social media?
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21st Sep 2020
Punishment for breaking social distancing and possessing indecent images of children can vary
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24th Jul 2020
Many children have been the victims of grooming gangs, but there’s no evidence for a figure of one million
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21st Jul 2020
Pressing ‘cancel’ does not prevent cash machine fraud
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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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