Today's ONS figures show that police-recorded crime has risen by
13 per cent across England and Wales with double digit increases
in violent crimes.
National Police Chiefs’ Council Lead for Crime Recording &
Statistics, Chief Constable Bill Skelly said:
“Today's ONS figures show a 13 per cent rise in police-recorded
crime and worrying double digit increases in violent crimes. I
want to reassure people reading this news that the police service
continues to do all it can to reduce harm in our
communities.
"Police forces with significant rises in knife crime, firearms
offences and the linked homicides are doing their utmost to halt
the supply of weapons and stop, search and arrest those who get
hold of them. But we've also got to address why people turn to
violence; and particularly why some young people feel that
carrying a knife will keep them safer, when it actually puts them
at greater risk of being injured or killed. Policing is
part of that effort, working with the communities affected,
Government and organisations with the right expertise.
"Policing is now facing a serious challenge - rising crime that's
more complex in nature, an unprecedented terror threat, real term
funding cuts to forces and officers at 1985 levels. We
continue to talk with the Government about these issues.”
