Our fear of crime doesn’t match the facts, says Anna Minton Why is Britain such a fearful society? Levels of trust between people, which are linked to levels of happiness, are among the lowest in Europe, and fear of crime, which is completely out of kilter with the reality of falling overall crime, continues to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘crime stats’
Fear factor UK
Posted: 9 October 2008 in NewsTags: crime, crime in the UK, crime stats, fear of crime, perception of crime
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Half of all criminals re-offend withn a year
Posted: 5 September 2008 in NewsTags: crime, crime stats, offending, reoffending
By Richard Edwards, Crime Correspondent Nearly half of all criminals released from jail reoffended within a year of being let out, figures have disclosed. The number of crimes committed by serial offenders who have just left prison or begun a community punishment has risen to more than half a million a year, according to data [...]
