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| Crime figures: 'Five million' fraud cases in past year | Crime figures: 'Five million' fraud cases in past year |
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| There were more than five million incidents of fraud in England and Wales in the last year, estimates suggest. | |
| The Office for National Statistics has published an estimate of fraud for the first time, based on its Crime Survey. | |
| There were also 2.5 million cyber crime offences, such as computer hacking, the ONS estimated. | There were also 2.5 million cyber crime offences, such as computer hacking, the ONS estimated. |
| The Crime Survey indicated an 8% fall in crimes it covers. Separate data, based on reports to police, shows an overall rise in offending of 5%. | |
| Official figures are drawn from two sources: | |
| The police figures suggest a 25% increase in violence, with murders at their highest level for four years. | |
| In the 12 months to the end of June there were 569 homicides, up 44 on the same period the year before. | |
| Compensation | |
| Just over half of the 5.1 million frauds under the Crime Survey data involved some financial loss, the ONS said. | |
| Where losses were reported, 78% got some form of compensation, with 62% reimbursed in full. | |
| Frauds included card fraud and frauds committed over the phone and online. The fraud data was based on a sample of 2,000 people. | |
| An ONS spokesman said: "Although we estimate that there were more than seven million fraud and computer misuse incidents in the past year, this does not necessarily imply a recent rise in crime as the new measures bring into scope a large volume of offences not previously included in the Crime Survey." |