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| Violent crime up 18% in England and Wales | Violent crime up 18% in England and Wales |
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| Violent crime has risen by 18% across England and Wales in the last year, according to new figures. | Violent crime has risen by 18% across England and Wales in the last year, according to new figures. |
| The Office for National Statistics said the total number of crimes reported to and recorded by the police had risen 10% between April 2016 and March 2017. | The Office for National Statistics said the total number of crimes reported to and recorded by the police had risen 10% between April 2016 and March 2017. |
| It is the largest annual rise in crime for a decade and includes increases of 16% in robbery and 14% in sex offences. | It is the largest annual rise in crime for a decade and includes increases of 16% in robbery and 14% in sex offences. |
| But the Crime Survey of England and Wales, based on people's experiences of crime, showed a 7% drop. | But the Crime Survey of England and Wales, based on people's experiences of crime, showed a 7% drop. |
| The Crime Survey is always published on the same as the ONS figures. Its results are based on a face-to-face survey of 38,000 adults and children in which they are asked about their experiences of crime in the previous year - which means it does include crimes that are never reported to the police. | The Crime Survey is always published on the same as the ONS figures. Its results are based on a face-to-face survey of 38,000 adults and children in which they are asked about their experiences of crime in the previous year - which means it does include crimes that are never reported to the police. |
| 'High harm offences' | 'High harm offences' |
| In the ONS statistics, nearly five million crimes were recorded by the police in the last year - 458,021 more than the previous year. | |
| The number of offences of violence against a person went up to 175,060 offences. | |
| Theft was up 7%, with 118,774 crimes recorded, and public order offences rose 39% to 78,697. | Theft was up 7%, with 118,774 crimes recorded, and public order offences rose 39% to 78,697. |
| There were 723 homicides in the past year - made up of murders, manslaughter and infanticide cases. | There were 723 homicides in the past year - made up of murders, manslaughter and infanticide cases. |
| The official figure included the 96 Hillsborough deaths for the first time, following the verdict at the end of the inquest in April 2016 that the victims had been unlawfully killed 27 years earlier. | The official figure included the 96 Hillsborough deaths for the first time, following the verdict at the end of the inquest in April 2016 that the victims had been unlawfully killed 27 years earlier. |
| However, even without this number, there was still a 9% rise in homicide. | However, even without this number, there was still a 9% rise in homicide. |
| There was also a 23% increase in firearms offences - equalling a further 1,200 crimes - and a 20% increase in knife crime - meaning 5,800 more offences. | |
| John Flatley from the ONS said some of the big increases in its figures could be explained by changes in how the police recorded crime, but this was only in some categories. | John Flatley from the ONS said some of the big increases in its figures could be explained by changes in how the police recorded crime, but this was only in some categories. |
| He added: "Some of the increases recorded by the police are in the low volume, but high harm - offences such as homicide and knife crime that the Crime Survey is not designed to measure." | He added: "Some of the increases recorded by the police are in the low volume, but high harm - offences such as homicide and knife crime that the Crime Survey is not designed to measure." |
| "If the increases in burglary and vehicle theft recorded by the police continue, we would expect these to show up in the [Crime Survey] survey in due course." | "If the increases in burglary and vehicle theft recorded by the police continue, we would expect these to show up in the [Crime Survey] survey in due course." |
| Rachel Almeida, head of policy at charity Victim Support, said the rise, especially in violent crime, was a "great cause for concern." | |
| "These types of crime in particular can cause deep emotional, physical and psychological effects on victims," she added. | |
| 'Stretched' and 'struggling' | |
| The BBC's home affairs correspondent, Danny Shaw, said there could be links made by police forces to the budget stresses they are under. | |
| "Police have been saying over the past few weeks that they are incredibly stretched in terms of staffing levels and, in some cases, struggling to deal with waves of crimes coming their way," he said. | |
| "We have also heard from the Home Office that the number of police officers has fallen again and is now at its lowest since 1985. | |
| "So you can expect more calls from police for increased funding - especially in staffing - to cope with what is a rise in crime." | |
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