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Criminal activity on public transport has reached the billion pounds a year mark, according to the latest government figures. Regarding public transport in England in 2006/07, the statistics showed that the total cost to society of crime on rail, light rail and London Underground reached £926.9 million, with bus and tram crime costing £574 million. There were more than 77,000 reported and recorded incidents of crime on rail, light rail and London Underground in that year.
High density urban areas and cities have been revealed as dominating the 10 biggest hot spots in the country for burglaries occurring per 1000 people. As well as the nation’s capital, Nottingham, Bristol, Reading and Leeds figure in the list. Nevertheless if you live in Hartlepool, Durham, there is good news because this is the area that has seen the biggest reduction in burglaries since 2002.
Britain’s most senior anti-terror officer John Yates has warned spending cuts would increase the risk of attack. The Times newspaper said Mr Yates described the cuts as "eye-watering". He claimed cutting 25% from the police budget (the planned amount of across-the-board cuts announced in last month’s Budget) risked weakening the nation’s defences against al-Qaeda, the newspaper reports.
Wholesale cuts to budgets could damage forces’ ability in England and Wales to fight crime, says a new analysis of the future of policing. A "total redesign" of how officers work could save 12%, but further cuts would hit police availability, said the Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Sir Denis O’Connor.
Because of concerns over imminent budget cuts, some police forces have stopped taking on new officers, which has prompted concern over rising crime levels.
The Con-Lib coalition is expected to "further regulate" the use of closed circuit television cameras and to cut back on their use. However, one MP, Ian Lucas, said he wants the Government to shed more light on its proposals. He said: "Police revealed earlier this year that since Wrexham’s CCTV system was set up, it has led to almost 21,000 arrests. But the Government nationally is pledging ‘we will further regulate CCTV’.
If community and police resources are cut to the bone during the recession this could damage communities, said Professor Martin Innes. He has been commissioned by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) to work alongside Ipsos MORI to develop a new framework to help police forces respond more effectively to acts of Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB).
Police are warning against people leaving doors and windows open during the heat wave as it is causing burglaries to soar. Detective Inspector Nigel Oliver, who leads Portsmouth’s burglary investigation team, pointed out that in the vast majority of cases the thief was able to get through a door or window that had been left unlocked or open.