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The Office of National Statistics have
released latest crime statistics
ON Thursday, 20 July 2017 The Office of National
Statistics released crime statistics for forces across the UK, that showed
overall crime has increased in England and Wales by 11.1% compared to a 7.5%
increase in the Merseyside area. Statistics, for the year ending March 2017,
show that the force has achieved a reduction in:- burglary, drug offences,
vehicle crime and possession of offensive weapons offences.
Deputy Chief Constable Carl Foulkes said:- "I want to reassure the public
of Merseyside that as a Force we will always do what we can to prevent crime and
protect our communities, but we also have many other priorities including
combating anti social behaviour, dealing with vulnerable victims and targeting
organised criminals, work that isn't always represented in crime statistics.
Although overall crime in Merseyside has gone up, this has been significantly
less than the national average, and I am pleased to see a reduction in burglary,
vehicle crime and drugs offences. There has been increases in the levels of
recorded violent crime; in line with the majority of other forces who have
recorded a rise; which is representative of the way in which violent offences of
all classifications are now being recorded by Merseyside Police and does not
reflect a genuine increase in non-domestic violence. The increase in reporting
of sexual offences is in line with the national trend. As well as improvements
in recording it also reflects a willingness of victims to come forward and
evidence has shown that a number of high profile national operations have
changed the public perception of and confidence in reporting this type of crime.
Offences of robbery have seen an increase, driven by personal robbery offences,
but Merseyside Police has, and will continue to run, a number of operations
aimed at combating this and enhancing public safety and confidence. I am pleased
to see that there has been an 8.4% reduction in non-domestic burglaries and that
vehicle crime on Merseyside has seen a 1.7% downturn compared to a national
increase of 11.2% in vehicle related theft. Everyone at Merseyside Police is
absolutely committed to make every effort to reduce crimes of all types, while
delivering an excellent policing service to the people of Merseyside. We
continue to listen to the concerns of the public and are advancing our fight
against serious and organised crime and supporting and protecting the most
vulnerable members of our communities. Our officers are dedicated to responding
to incidents with courage, courtesy and professionalism, which we hope will
build upon strong public confidence to keep our communities safe. We recognise
that we cannot be complacent and will continue to strive to find the most
efficient and cost effective way to deliver Policing in Merseyside."
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on Merseyside and also the crime statistics, on Merseyside and nationally.
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