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I was just reading this article which was unusual because it was a detailed monthly update on crime in a specific neighbourhood – Thame. Thame falls under the jurisdiction of Thames Valley Police. I’m sure in the years to come … Continue reading
Last Saturday’s headline in The Times “Police admit one in three crimes not investigated – Forces give up on burglars and car thieves” got me thinking. I don’t disagree that the Police find that screening out a large number of … Continue reading
Which of these is correct? The answer has got to be both and neither of them. I don’t think you’ll ever get 100% capture of all the crimes … Continue reading
Thanks to everybody for your patience while we moved our server. I’m pleased to say that we are back and running 48 hours earlier than anticipated – so a special thanks to our Chief Data Architect. Memo to the … Continue reading
Just in case you missed the big red sign at the top of the page, we wanted to give you advance warning the site will be going down from tomorrow midday to Sunday 31st July 6 pm. Actually, it … Continue reading
Very interesting comment by Fred in the post below which I’ve replied to and look forward to his response. By the way, we don’t mind at all if you prefer to post comments under another name. I reckon it’s a … Continue reading
I was staggered yesterday to learn that according to a 2008 study by retired Louisiana State University law professor John Baker, the USA has an estimated 4,500 crimes in federal statutes. But I was only really surprised because I had … Continue reading
So now we’re onto vehicle crime – of which there were 36,283 in May 2011 across England and Wales. Nearly all of us have been victim of some sort of vehicle crime. I can think of three incidents that … Continue reading
Today we launch the UKCrimeStats Forum ! http://www.ukcrimestats.com/forum/ Each week, UkCrimeStats is reaching new records in popularity (visitors, impressions and emails) and from the very start we have wanted to embrace an open, social networked approach to an … Continue reading
Once again, thanks to the NPIA for the data. After ASB incidents and Other crime, Burglary is the next most numerous category in our National Picture page – with 43,052 burglaries across England and Wales in May 2011. So what … Continue reading