Trends in Crime: Findings From the 1994 British Crime Survey

• NCJ Number: 152675
• Author(s): P Mayhew; C Mirrlees-Black; N A Mayng
• Date Published: 1994
• Length: 6 pages
• Corporate Author: Great Britain Home Office
• Sale Source: Great Britain Home Office
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United Kingdom
• Note: Research Findings No. 14, September 1994. US Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, International Crime Statistics Program.

Annotation

The British Crime Survey (BCS) asks residents about their victimization experiences, whether or not the crimes were reported to the police. This report summarizes findings from the 1995 BCS.

Abstract

The survey estimated 18 million personal and property crimes in England and Wales in 1993; about 25 percent of these crimes ended up in police records. Between 1981 and 1993, police reports showed an increase of 111 percent in crime, compared to a 77- percent increase according to the BCS; this difference is due to a smaller increase in vandalism and violence reported in the BCS, well as a higher proportion of crimes reported to police by victims. Comparing the increase in BCS crime between the first quarters of 1991 and 1993 with the increase between the last quarter of each survey year indicates that the rate of crime increased more slowly in 1993. The risk of victimization was greater for respondents living in inner cities, public housing, and apartments, and in the north of England. The risk of contact crime was highest among men and young people. The rate of crime has increased more outside of the inner cities than within them. 4 tables, 3 figures, and 1 appendix