Crime statistics - trends

Question 1

What are the trends over the last 90 years according to the Home Office, police and CJS?

Answer 1

1930-1950
Crime rates rising gradually
1950-1980
Crime rates rising quickly
1980-1995
Crime rates rising very quickly
1995-2015
Crime rates slowly falling each year
2015-2020
Crime rates rising slowly

Question 2

What are the trends over the last 90 years according to the CSEW?

Answer 2

Unrecorded crimes reached a peak of 15,000,000 in 1995 compared to 4,000,000 recorded
This means almost 75% of crimes were not officially recorded in 1995
In 2015, 4,200,000 crimes were recorded and the CSEW found that 2,000,000 crimes were unrecorded

Question 3

Who seems to be committing the most crime?

Answer 3

There are certain demographics and areas where crime is recorded much more frequently than others
- Working class males
- Urban areas
- Young people (male peak at 18, female peak at 14)
- Against property (70-80%)