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Crime and statistics Crime statistics are designed to: Give a general picture of crime in the UK Track changes in crime rate & types of crime Provide intel on which areas need Police attention Track performance of police & if crimes are put to justice

Crime, Lies and Statistics Crime statistics have a huge influence on public opinion People believe statistics as facts Most people don't know how to read statistics Creates a negative affect so is usually use to rally people to their opinion Examples of manipulation: o Politicians use it for personal agenda and elections o Government use it when deciding budget use and promote/ensure local safety o Activists use it to explain hate crimes

Overhaul On UK Crime Statistics In 2000, the government admitted they give a false picture of the true extent of criminal activity Old way of collecting and recording statistics left gaps Led to inaccurate findings and misled reports Changes were being drafted and report concluded in 2006

Crime & Political Agenda Chris Grayling manipulate statistics to suggest a rise of violent crime during Labour's reign of power Compared British cities to TV series The Wire set in Baltimore New system of recording crime figures introduced by Home Office in 2002 Figures rose due to Police asked to record every complaint Violent crime figures rose more than a third in one year “When The Wire comes to Britain’s streets, it is the poor who suffer most. It is the poor who are the ones who have borne the brunt of the surge in violence under this Government”

Crime & Political Agenda continued.... Labour Home Secretary Alan Johnson said: “they have continually misled the public about crime. Up and down the country Conservative candidates are using these dodgy statistics" "Since 1997 crime has gone down by 36 per cent and violent crime by 41 per cent.” Government using a different set of data to show fall of crime - British Crime Survey, Originally an academic exercise to complement police figures now regarded in the Home Office closer to true figures. Suggest no one knows what the true picture is which could be Labour’s intention to avoid crime for their policy

The Threat of Misused Crime Statistics The media is the biggest distribution of misled stats as they report any story to make headlines Causes wide spread panic and prejudice in worst case scenario Prejudice include: o crimes against sexuality o crimes related to race o crimes related to religion

References The Independent: statistics htmlhttp:// statistics html statistics-on-crime-face-overhaul htmlhttp:// statistics-on-crime-face-overhaul html The Telegraph statistics.html statistics.html Home Office Official Statistics: BBC Using Statistics in Crime