NCJ Number
220387
Date Published
October 2007
Length
11 pages
Annotation
This report examines the 2007 crime rate in England and Wales.
Abstract
The June 2007 British Crime Survey (BCS) shows the risk of being a victim of a crime has remained stable at 24 percent compared with 2006. The public's perception of crime and the police remained the same from the previous year. In comparison to last year, the level of violence against a person fell 8 percent, robbery decreased by 9 percent, vandalism remained stable, and the BCS showed no significant changes in burglary or vehicle-related theft. Drug offense rose by 14 percent, coinciding with the police's new ability to issue cannabis warnings. The BCS figures were based on interviews with adults aged 16 or older living in private households in England and Wales between July 2006 and June 2007, and incidents experienced by survey respondents in the 12 months prior to their interview. BCS had a nationally representative sample of 47,503 adults with a response rate of 75 percent. Table, notes, and references