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| Crime in England and Wales shows biggest ever drop The rate of crime in England and Wales showed its biggest ever annual fall. There has been a drop of 12% between 1999 and 2000, according to the British Crime Survey. Violent crime fell by 19%, domestic burglary by 17%, other household thefts by 16%. Vehicle-related thefts has fallen by 11%, according to the survey of 9,000 people in England and Wales who were interviewed about their experience of crime in the year 2000. It is the third rate fall in a row recorded by the survey and the total number of crimes reported by victims was a third lower than its peak in 1995. There was a 12% rise in stranger violence, a 2% increase in theft from the person and a 1% rise in theft of vehicles, but the Home Office says these figures are not statistically significant because of the small size of the sample. The British Crime Survey (BCS) 2001, billed as the most comprehensive overview of crime levels, asked adults in private households about their experience of victimisation over the previous year. It includes crimes which are not reported to the police and is therefore an important alternative to police records, playing an important role in informing Home Office policy. The Home Office survey, the ninth since 1982, will help to identify those most at risk of different types of crime and the planning of crime prevention measures. It also looks at public attitudes to crime, such as how much people fear crime, what measures they take to avoid it and their perception of the criminal justice system including the police and the courts. 25th October 2001 |
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