Subject: FW: ROBBERIES MORE THAN DOUBLED IN ENGLAND
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> “France and England now have higher robbery rates than the United
States,
> where rates have fallen by over a quarter in five years.”
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> National Center for Policy Analysis
> DAILY POLICY DIGEST – Friday, February 7, 2003
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> o ROBBERIES MORE THAN DOUBLED IN ENGLAND over the last
> decade….BRITISH HOME OFFICE
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> ROBBERY RISING IN ENGLAND
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> Against a backdrop of overall reductions in recorded crimes in recent
years
> in England and Wales, increases in robberies this past year stand out as
a
> disturbing counter trend. And although robberies against persons, and
> street crime generally constitute a very small proportion of overall
crime,
> their numbers are increasing.
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> A survey by the British Home Office examined over 2,000 crime reports
and
> witness statements across seven police force areas. The report focuses
> specifically on personal robbery, which accounts for the bulk of
recorded
> robbery and almost all of the increase in recent years. Some of the
> report’s findings include:
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> o Robberies reported to the police in England rose by 28
> percent last year.
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> o There were 362,000 robberies in England last year, having
> more than doubled in a decade.
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> o Robbery in England is concentrated in urban areas — 44
> percent occurring in London and another 25 percent in the
> West midlands, Manchester and West Yorkshire.
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> The report says 94 percent of suspects and 76 percent of victims are
males;
> seven in 10 offenders are under 20; and one in four victims is under 20
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> compared to one in 8 in 1993.
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> Comparing robbery statistics in England to France, the report shows:
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> o France has a slightly higher rate of robbery than England
> and has a similar rising trend — the rate is lower and
> more stable in Germany, Canada and Australia.
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> o France and England now have higher robbery rates than the
> United States, where rates have fallen by over a quarter
> in five years.
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> Source: Jonathan Smith, “The nature of personal robbery,” Home Office,
> January 2003, British Crime Survey.
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> For text
> http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs2/hors254.pdf
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> For more on Crime Statistics
> http://www.ncpa.org/iss/cri/
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