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Crime rises by 13% in England and Wales, ONS statistics say Crime rises by 13% in England and Wales, ONS statistics say
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The number of crimes recorded in England and Wales has increased by 13% in the space of a year, figures show. The number of crimes recorded annually in England and Wales has passed the five million mark for the first time in 10 years, rising by 13%, figures show.
The Office for National Statistics said there were 5.2 million offences recorded in the year to the end of June, with 4.6 million to June 2016. The Office for National Statistics said crimes in the 12 months to June were up from 4.6 million the previous year.
It said crime categorised as "violent" rose by 19%, with rises in offences including stalking and harassment.It said crime categorised as "violent" rose by 19%, with rises in offences including stalking and harassment.
The Crime Survey for England and Wales, based on people's experiences, suggests there were 10.8 million offences.The Crime Survey for England and Wales, based on people's experiences, suggests there were 10.8 million offences.
The survey, published on the same day as the official crime statistics, includes crimes that people do not report to police. When comparing like-for-like crimes, the survey reported a 9% reduction compared with the previous year.The survey, published on the same day as the official crime statistics, includes crimes that people do not report to police. When comparing like-for-like crimes, the survey reported a 9% reduction compared with the previous year.
John Flatley, from the ONS, attributed the rise in the official statistics to better crime recording and "genuine increases" in crime. The rise in the ONS statistics, which cover the 12 months to the end of June, is the largest annual rise in a decade and continues a recent trend of crime increases.
"Police figures cannot provide a good measure of all crime in society, since we know that a large volume of it never comes to their attention," he said. John Flatley, from the ONS, said: "While improvements made by police forces in recording crime are still a factor in the increase, we judge that there have been genuine increases in crime - particularly in some of the low incidence but more harmful categories."
"The recent increases in recorded crime need to be seen in the context of the overall decline in crime indicated by the Crime Survey for England and Wales." But he said police figures alone cannot provide "a good measure of all crime in society".
"The recent increases in recorded crime need to be seen in the context of the overall decline in crime indicated by the Crime Survey for England and Wales," he said.
The ONS report said:The ONS report said:
The 19% increase in "violence against the person" offences dealt with by police was "driven largely" by increases in the sub-categories of "violence without injury" (21%) and "stalking and harassment" (36%) and "violence with injury" (10%), the ONS said.