Nationally both the BCS and police recorded crime show crime has fallen along with the risk of being a victim of crime. The BCS shows crime has fallen by ten per cent (with a 12 per cent fall in violent crime) and police recorded crime shows a nine per cent fall compared to 2006/07.
The BCS shows the risk of becoming a victim of crime has fallen from 24 to 22 per cent. Both overall crime and the risk of victimisation are now at their lowest levels since the first BCS results in 1981.
The recorded crime figures for the South West show:
- Violence against the person has fallen by 9% in 2007/08 compared to the previous year
- Criminal damage has fallen by 10% in 2007/08 compared to the previous year
- Offences against vehicles have fallen by 11% in 2007/08 compared to the previous year
- Burglary has fallen by 3% in 2007/08 compared to the previous year
Welcoming the fall in South West, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith praised the work of local front line agencies involved in the fight against crime.
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