UKCrimeStats now updated to March 2013 – April on the way
Thanks for your patience – a lot of new features coming soon.
On Police Stations and Crime
An insightful piece by London Mayor Boris Johnson today and he summed up very well the issue of how useful Police buildings and stations are in fighting crime; Police buildings do not make arrests. They do not lumber down the … Continue reading
UKCrimeStats now updated to January 2013
Please email me on dan@ukcrimestats.com if you see anything amiss.
Is Police.uk a tax-funded monopoly? Why I would say yes
On Valentine’s Day 14th February 2013 – of all days – I was invited to give a talk to present our views and experiences of working with the crime data at a day-long seminar hosted by the Open Data Institute … Continue reading
UKCrimeStats updated to November 2012
With the Christmas break, this took a bit longer than usual however it is now live. As always, please email me on dan@ukcrimestats.com if you see anything that looks wrong, suggestions etc. We are also in the throes of upgrading … Continue reading
UKCrimeStats now updated to October 2012
We actually did this nearly a week ago but some of you will have noticed that we had some data problems with neighbourhoods – no fault of our own as it happens, but we take a very responsible attitude towards … Continue reading
September 2012 data now live on UKCrimeStats
and as you would expect with temperatures dropping and nights getting longer, we have seen a fall across England and Wales on aggregate of around 10% from August to September.
Crime in Essex – some hard numbers – as presented on BBC Essex today
This morning I was invited onto Dave Monk’s Programme BBC Radio Essex at 10.10 a.m. to talk briefly about UKCrimeStats and crime in Essex compared to the rest of the country. I explained where we got the data from, what … Continue reading
August 2012 data now live on UKCrimeStats
We have also introduced a new feature for our members – it is now possible to drill down and ask within a selected Police Force or municipality, which neighbourhood hood or subdivision had the biggest, least, total or increase or … Continue reading
Why I support elected PCCs – in a nutshell
Here goes; There seems to be a sizeable difference of opinion between what the general public think the Police can achieve and what the Police think the general public actually want. Elected PCCs should go some way to closing that … Continue reading