I’ve been reluctant for a long time on the social media front, as I’ve been always loath to sensationalise crime data. We also have had quite a lot of media coverage without even trying over the years, some of which is listed here.
But I have come belatedly to realise that social media is an essential part of communication and outreach. And it’s about creating a tribe if you will, who have the same common interests. I look forward to learning a lot as it builds over the next year.
So our X account is @UkcrimestatsCom which is here https://x.com/UkcrimestatsCom . I’ve just done a few posts chasing different Police Forces for missing data.
And YouTube is here https://www.youtube.com/@ukcrimestats2730 . YouTube I will be primarily using for demonstrating how the software works. People actually absorb information much better by vision than by reading. And YouTube has become a kind of new global encyclopaedia.