Violent Crime

Within the South West, there are a number of initiatives being undertaken by the local Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRPs) with the specific aim to look at ways of reducing violent crime.

Violent crime – as it is recorded by the police – includes robbery, sexual offences and ‘Violence against the person’ offences, such as assault and murder. However, most recorded violent crime is low-level thuggery, while the UK has one of the lowest murder rates amongst the European Union, with London being below average for EU capital cities. Government Offices have an active role in the effort to continue bringing down the level of violent crime, which has fallen by 35 per cent since its peak in 1995. More information on the national picture

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