NCJ Number
224666
Editor(s)
Chris Kershaw,
Sian Nicholas,
Alison Walker
Date Published
June 2007
Length
238 pages
Annotation
This report details the latest levels and trends of crime in England and Wales in 2007 and 2008.
Abstract
This report is the main annual volume in a series of publications produced by the Home Office on the latest levels and trends of crime in England and Wales. Chapter 1 introduces and defines the parameters of the material. Chapter 2 provides information on the overall levels and trends in crimes as estimated by the British Crime Survey (BCS) and recorded by the police. This chapter also compares two measures, including the extent to which crimes are reported to and recorded by the police. Statistics on repeat victimization are also covered. Chapter 3 provides more detailed information on violent and sexual crimes. The chapter examines the levels and trends of different violent and sexual crime types, including offenses involving weapons. It also looks at victim-offender association, the risk of victimization, and the influences of alcohol and drugs. Chapter 4 provides detailed information on property crime. It looks at extent and trends, and the risk of victimization for the various crime types. Chapter 5 focuses on attitudinal measures, such as public confidence in the local police and the criminal justice system, victim and witness satisfaction with the police, anti-social behavior, worry about crime, and public perceptions of changing crime levels. Chapter 6 focuses on geographic patterns in crime at regional, police force, and local authority level as well as variations in crime rates by type of area. Chapter 7 provides information on detection of crimes. It includes information on various methods of detection and explains the impact of changes in recording rules particularly with respect to non-sanction detections. Data were collected from the BCS and police recorded crime data. Tables, figures, and appendices