Crime survey shows overall crime down by 6 per cent
Latest figures from Crime Survey for England and Wales for year ending June 2012 show a 6 per cent decrease in overall crime against adults.
Crimes recorded by the police also fell by 6 per cent for the year ending June 2012 compared with the previous year. This continues the downward trend in recorded crime seen since 2004/05.
Crime is falling
Crime Prevention Minister Jeremy Browne said: 鈥楥rime is falling. I want people to be safe and secure and this is very welcome news.
鈥楾oday鈥檚 figures indicate you have the lowest chance of being a victim of crime since the survey began in 1981.
鈥楥hief constables are rising to the challenge of making efficiency savings and providing greater value for money. As Her Majesty鈥檚 Inspectorate of Constabulary has said, 鈥渢he front line is being protected鈥�.
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鈥楶olice reform is working. We have swept away central targets and reduced police bureaucracy. This shows that how the police are deployed, rather than their absolute numbers, is what is key to cutting crime.
鈥樆使谔逵齛ppre are still areas of local concern, which is why we are making police more accountable, through the election of Police and Crime Commissioners on 15 November. This will mark the most significant democratic reform of policing in our lifetime, placing power back in the hands of the people and giving them a proper say in how their local area is policed.鈥�