Crime statistics

Blog posts and news

Crime is up – blame the police?

Themes: Blogs, Crime statistics
Published: 14th March 2018
Gavin Hales considers what the Crime Survey for England and Wales tells us about police crime recording practices, and how it exposes some of its own limitations in doing so.

What’s happening to crime? A guide for journalists and presidents

Themes: Blogs, Crime statistics, Cybercrime
Published: 20th October 2017

Donald Rumsfeld and Schrodinger’s cat: how to make crime weighting useful

Themes: Blogs, Crime statistics, Public policy
Published: 26th June 2017

How should we use police targets?

Themes: Blogs, Crime statistics, Governance, Performance management
Published: 25th April 2014