Crime
Crime is difficult to measure and that makes it easy to be alarmed by newspaper reports that might not tell the whole story. We look behind the headline figures and put them in context
How has the number of prison officers changed under the Conservatives?
The Prime Minister claimed the number of prison officers has increased by 4,000 “over the past few years”.
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The number of prison escapes has been falling since the 1990s
We looked into the figures after the PM claimed prison escapes were 10 times higher under the last Labour government.
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The number of band 3-5 prison officers increased by 701 in the year to 30 June 2023
Justice secretary Alex Chalk claimed that the number of full-time equivalent band 3-5 prison staff had increased by over 700 “since 30 June 2023”.
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Minister overstates increase in prison officer numbers
Michelle Donelan MP wrongly claimed the number of frontline prison officers has “increased by 20%” in the last year.
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Conservative claim that ‘overall crime’ has fallen 50% since 2010 excludes fraud
The PM and the policing minister have both made the claim in recent weeks, based on crime survey figures which don’t count fraud or computer misuse.
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Government claims on police officer numbers don’t tell the whole story
Newly released figures show the government has reached its target of recruiting 20,000 more police officers since 2019. This is roughly the same number of officers lost between 2010 and …
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Is the police vetting code of practice legally binding?
Police chiefs in England and Wales are legally required to “have regard” to the code of practice, but aren’t legally required to follow everything in it—or more detailed associated guidance.
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Outcome of Charles Bronson’s parole hearing has not yet been announced
Multiple Facebook posts have claimed Charles Bronson’s parole bid has been successful and that he is due to be released from prison.
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Rishi Sunak’s New Year speech fact checked
We’ve looked at some of the claims made by the PM in his first speech of 2023.
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Warning over alleged Christmas postal ‘scam’ is long out of date
The premium-rate number a Facebook post warns about was shut down in 2005.
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