Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire &
Rescue Services (HMICFRS)has today published an
assessment on the accuracy of crime recording in Humberside
Police, which found that the force properly records around 85
percent of crimes reported to it.
HMICFRS previously inspected the accuracy of crime
recording in HumbersidePolice in 2014. For this
latest inspection, HMICFRS has judged Humberside Police’s crime
recording as ‘requires improvement’.
HM Inspector of Constabulary Matt Parr said:
“I am pleased to report that Humberside Police has made
good progress since ourlast crime data integrity
inspection. It has implemented all the recommendations we made in
2014, and we have seen material improvements in its crime
recording practice as a result.
“I commend the force’s senior leaders for the outstanding
work they have done toestablish a culture where the
value of accurate crime recording is understood by all.
“However, our inspection showed that there is still room
for improvement. Humberside Police is failing
to record a significant number of reported crimes. We estimate
that the force fails to record around 14,200 reported crimes each
year.
“The problem is particularly acute when we look at violent
crimes, such asharassment and common assault. Our
case file audit revealed that almost one in five violent crimes
reported in Humberside goes
unrecorded – some 6,200
violent crimes a year.
“Missing a crime off the books can have serious
consequences. When a crime isn’trecorded, cases may
not be investigated and victims can lose access to support
services they are entitled to.
“I am aware that Humberside Police has taken immediate
action to address ourconcerns. It has redesigned its
communications hub, upped crime recording oversight and improved
its training provision.
“These are all positive steps in the right direction. I
look forward to seeing further improvements in the coming
months.”
UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 00.01 TUESDAY 17 JULY 2018
