UK Latest crime statistics (FRIGHTENING)

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• Criminals granted taxi licences - 209 convicted criminals in the West Midlands have been granted taxi licences. [11 January 2010]
• Rise in sham marriages for illegal immigrants - There has been a 54% rise in England and Wales. [8 January 2010]
• One theft a minute - Shoplifting has increased sharply during the recession, as has violence against UK shop staff - 22,000 were attacked. [7 January 2010]
• More young people tagged - 20,000 young people were electronically tagged last year - a 40% increase in three years. [15 December 2009]
• More drivers use mobiles - Statistics for the number of drivers using mobile phones. [11 December 2009]
• More support needed for Muslims leaving prisons - 12% of the prison population are Muslim. [10 December 2009]
• UK children trafficked by paedophiles - Barnardo's "Whose Child Now?" report from research with 1,000 children who had been sexually exploited. [17 November 2009]
• Less than 1% of recorded crime is solved with the help of the DNA database [11 November 2009]
• Shoplifting surge during recession - The value of retail goods stolen in the UK has risen by 20% during the economic downturn. [10 November 2009]
• Claims of female sex abusers grow - More children are reporting abuse by females to ChildLine. [9 November 2009]
• Too many violent offenders released - 54% of cases where prisoners are released meet the standards necessary to keep the public safe [2 November 2009]
• ID stolen in 74 per cent of burglaries and ID documents were the only things stolen in one in seven burglaries. [26 October 2009]
• Treatment of rape victims - 6.5% of rapes reported between 2007 and 2008 led to the conviction of the attacker. [22 September 2009]
• Rape crimes not recorded - Some UK police forces are failing to record more than 40% of rape cases. [21 September 2009]
• Trafficked children - 60% of rescued trafficked children later go missing from authority care. [14 August 2009]
• Mental health murders increase [29 July 2009]
• More knife deaths during anti-knife crime programme - More people have died from knife wounds during the government's Tackling Knives Action Programme (TKAP), although overall knife-related violence fell by 10%. [22 July 2009]
• One child killed every week because warning signs that they are living with a potential killer are being ignored. [10 July 2009]
• Criminal gangs cost UK billions - There are 30,000 criminals who are members of organised criminal gangs in the UK and they cost the country up to £40bn a year. [14 July 2009]
• Young people think knife crime outlook is bleak - 25% of people know someone who has been a victim of knife crime. [29 June 2009]
• Too many children locked up - Three-quarters of children who are locked up before they appear in court do not go on to receive a prison sentence, according to a new report. [17 June 2009]
• 7million use illegal downloads [29 May 2009]
• Knife-carrying statistics - More than 3,700 people were caught with a knife in England and Wales last year; only one in six received a sentence of six months or less. [28 May 2009]
• More child sex offenders arrested - The number of UK child sex offenders arrested in the last year has risen by 10% to 334. [20 May 2009]
• Crime falls but burglaries rise New statistics show the crime rate has fallen, but burglaries in England and Wales have increased. [23 April 2009]
• New statistics show many crimes fell in London last year, but business crime, rape and hate crimes went up. [17 April 2009]
• 120 per cent rise in victims of knife crime. The number of children admitted to NHS hospitals in London with knife wounds rose dramatically between 2003 and 2008. [31 March 2009]
• Credit crunch crimewave. Crime in Scotland "soars" because of the recession, reports The Daily Record. [24 March 2009]
• Hate crime against gay people 'forgotten' The Independent reports that hate crime against lesbians and gay men is a neglected issue. Crimes in London have increased by 5% in the past year and homophobic bullying in schools is rife. [23 March 2009]
• Online banking fraud doubles In 2008, cases of online banking fraud more than doubled, costing around £52.5 million in 2008 compared to £12.2 million in 2004. [20 March 2009]
• Recession leads to business crime The BBC reports businesses are blaming the recession for a rise in crime in the last year. [13 March 2009]
• Knife statistics drop The Daily Mirror reports that the number of young people being treated for stab wounds has dropped, and that fewer young people are carrying knives. [11 March 2009]
• More cannabis factories According to a report by the BBC, the number of cannabis factories raided by police has increased three-fold in London and five-fold in the West Midlands. [10 March 2009]
• 1 in 5 think domestic violence is justified An Ipsos Mori survey reveals disturbing attitudes to domestic violence in the UK. [9 March 2009]
• 1 in 3 carry knives The Youth Justice board has found that one in three young people carry a knife or gun and a crime is committed by a young person every two minutes. [6 March 2009] Hardline Scottish knife policy a success The Solicitor General of Scotland has announced that their tough policy on knives has resulted in more than 600 arrests. [2 March 2009]