Crimes committed within the last 12 months: by outcome, 2002/03: Social Trends 34
Crimes committed within the last 12 months: by outcome, 2002/03: Social Trends 34
Just over 9.5 million BCS crimes, around three quarters of the total, are comparable with those recorded by police statistics, with an estimated 43 per cent of these crimes being reported to the police. Of those reported, an estimated 68 per cent were recorded by the police. The proportion of crimes reported to the police varies according to the type of offence. Reasons for not reporting crimes to the police commonly include the perception on the part of the victim that the incident was too trivial, that the police could not do anything, or that the matter was dealt with privately. Higher proportions (97 per cent in 2002/03) of thefts of vehicles than thefts from vehicles or attempted vehicle theft - are reported to the police as a formal record of the incident is generally needed for insu...
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