North Yorkshire has joint lowest crime figures in country

8:32am Saturday 26th January 2013 in News

NORTH Yorkshire has the joint-lowest crime rate in England, new figures have shown, and crime has fallen by nine per cent in the last year.

A report from the Office of National Statistics showed 36,791 crimes were recorded in the region in the year ending September 2012, 3,500 fewer than the previous year.

The figures also showed violent and sexual offences had been reduced by eight and seven per cent respectively, and robbery had fallen by 32 per cent.

Public perception had also improved, with 65 per cent of people surveyed agreeing police and local councils were dealing with issues, up from 56.7 per cent and above the national average of 60 per cent.

North Yorkshire’s temporary Chief Constable, Tim Madgwick, called the figures very satisfying.

Julia Mulligan, Police and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire, said: “We know that being safe is only one side of the coin. The other is feeling safe.

“We will be more responsive, more visible and more accessible, so that our communities feel confident that we will always be there to protect them from harm.”

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Paul Meoff says...
8:54am Sat 26 Jan 13

Sexual offences down 7% year ending September 2012 compared to year ending September 2011. Savile died October 2011. Must have been a one man crime wave.

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capt spaulding says...
9:17am Sat 26 Jan 13

Of course crime figures are down.
When a police officer tells you
"We want to keep the" (2 scroats that trashed my house) "Out of the justice system"
You know that you cannot rely on the police.
I recommend the use of a baseball bat at all times as there is no alternative.

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Triker55 says...
9:26am Sat 26 Jan 13

capt spaulding wrote:
Of course crime figures are down. When a police officer tells you "We want to keep the" (2 scroats that trashed my house) "Out of the justice system" You know that you cannot rely on the police. I recommend the use of a baseball bat at all times as there is no alternative.
Just make sure the first swipe counts as this counts as self defence. Further swipes are considered assault.
I would go for the knee caps, that hurts like hell and they"ll never walk again.

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bob the builder says...
11:02am Sat 26 Jan 13

.. because we've given up reporting it as nothing happens!

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capt spaulding says...
11:32am Sat 26 Jan 13

Triker55 wrote:
capt spaulding wrote:
Of course crime figures are down. When a police officer tells you "We want to keep the" (2 scroats that trashed my house) "Out of the justice system" You know that you cannot rely on the police. I recommend the use of a baseball bat at all times as there is no alternative.
Just make sure the first swipe counts as this counts as self defence. Further swipes are considered assault.
I would go for the knee caps, that hurts like hell and they"ll never walk again.
Thanks Triker. Now would you recommend the overhand swing or the underhand ?
One handed or 2 ?

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RooBeck says...
11:47am Sat 26 Jan 13

There is little doubt that society has and is changing and criminal activity is not altogether cast in the same manner as it was say, 10-15-20 years ago. That is not to say that we are rid of crime but the criminal justice system is only a part of a deterrence against crime and the move away from "traditional" crime definitions and activities. The surveillance society, advances in scientific investigation(DNA profiling etc), high-tech police mobile intelligence systems and a vast widening of their exchanges of intelligence (ANPR etc) and yes, the public's tendency not to report some matters that a generation or less ago, they would have done so, have all added to this diminishment. Society's move towards the high-tech revolution and "addiction" to the internet is another major reason and the policing of said internet, should have far more resources applied to it because of the vast amount of criminal activity that it contains. But, the police like to bandy about raw data and statistics - it's their raison d'etre/measuring stick to their local responsibilities, albeit these can be adjusted and moulded - but there are many more contemporary ingredients to be examined and counted into this equation!

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Sillybillies says...
2:05pm Sat 26 Jan 13

The figures are fiddled -
http://www.dailymail
.co.uk/news/article-
2267518/Overall-leve
l-crime-falls-record
-low-fears-raised-40
0-000-offences-logge
d-police.html

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CHISSY1 says...
2:24pm Sat 26 Jan 13

"As usual the self appointed experts are coming out with their uneducated drivel again".

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capt spaulding says...
2:30pm Sat 26 Jan 13

CHISSY1 wrote:
"As usual the self appointed experts are coming out with their uneducated drivel again".
Hope your not including me in that comment ?
I have refered to an actual event only a matter of a couple of months ago.

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Paul Meoff says...
2:36pm Sat 26 Jan 13

Sillybillies wrote:
The figures are fiddled -
http://www.dailymail

.co.uk/news/article-

2267518/Overall-leve

l-crime-falls-record

-low-fears-raised-40

0-000-offences-logge

d-police.html
I'm sure they claim crimes from lefties, illegal immigrants and single mothers are excluded. Don't know what's worse, the used toilet paper masquerading as a newspaper or the neo nazi morons who believe what they read in it.

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Sillybillies says...
3:32pm Sat 26 Jan 13

A study of crime trends in England and Wales suggests the fall in offences recorded by police may have been exaggerated.
The Office for National Statistics said the "rate of reduction" in recorded crime "may overstate" the decrease.

The national papers and BBC News are merely quoting the Office for National Statistics, moron yourself!

Unlike the Press who can only regurgitate without question North Yorks Police propaganda.

http://www.independe
nt.co.uk/news/uk/cri
me/fall-in-crime-rat
es-may-have-been-exa
ggerated-because-of-
pressure-on-police-n
ot-to-record-lowerle
vel-offences-8464692
.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk
/news/uk-21178847

http://www.telegraph
.co.uk/news/uknews/c
rime/9823775/Police-
exaggerating-fall-in
-crime-rate.html

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twotonethomas says...
4:09pm Sat 26 Jan 13

The figures would be turned on their heads if the cops watched what the local hunts are up to.

And Yorkshire has the worst figures for raptor persecution.

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R'Marcus says...
4:41pm Sat 26 Jan 13

If anyone believes ANY data which the police serves out is in cloud cuckoo land.
Sadly for all over us the Yorkshire Police are third-rate when it comes to serving the public.

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Moorsider79 says...
6:50pm Sat 26 Jan 13

I'd have liked it if the article was more clear on whether we have the fewest crimes, or the lowest number of crimes per population/property.

We are fairly sparsely populated which will help in many ways e.g close knit communities spotting strangers. The local bobbies are a mixed bag but some are pretty feckless. Bit like our schools do pretty well because of the catchment, not the facilities which are superior in cities and large conurbations.

We don't attract big business much and we don't attract ganglords and drug rings either much I guess.

It's a mixed bag. We get a quiet life which is great if you want it. Maybe we have about the right population density for a wholesome life.

Many of the young who might brawl just move away instead in search of better opportunities.

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capt spaulding says...
10:26pm Sat 26 Jan 13

Moorsider79 wrote:
I'd have liked it if the article was more clear on whether we have the fewest crimes, or the lowest number of crimes per population/property.

We are fairly sparsely populated which will help in many ways e.g close knit communities spotting strangers. The local bobbies are a mixed bag but some are pretty feckless. Bit like our schools do pretty well because of the catchment, not the facilities which are superior in cities and large conurbations.

We don't attract big business much and we don't attract ganglords and drug rings either much I guess.

It's a mixed bag. We get a quiet life which is great if you want it. Maybe we have about the right population density for a wholesome life.

Many of the young who might brawl just move away instead in search of better opportunities.
I like your comment about some of them being pretty feckless ! Ive recently met one of them.

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CHISSY1 says...
7:53am Sun 27 Jan 13

capt spaulding wrote:
Moorsider79 wrote:
I'd have liked it if the article was more clear on whether we have the fewest crimes, or the lowest number of crimes per population/property.

We are fairly sparsely populated which will help in many ways e.g close knit communities spotting strangers. The local bobbies are a mixed bag but some are pretty feckless. Bit like our schools do pretty well because of the catchment, not the facilities which are superior in cities and large conurbations.

We don't attract big business much and we don't attract ganglords and drug rings either much I guess.

It's a mixed bag. We get a quiet life which is great if you want it. Maybe we have about the right population density for a wholesome life.

Many of the young who might brawl just move away instead in search of better opportunities.
I like your comment about some of them being pretty feckless ! Ive recently met one of them.
"None of you would or could do their job,you have nothing else better to do other than criticize on something you obviously know nothing about."

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capt spaulding says...
8:52am Sun 27 Jan 13

Au contraire chissy I did it for some time and I am ashamed of what they have become..............
..take us back to life on mars anytime.

I should stick to subjects you DO know something about . Are there any?

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Paul Meoff says...
9:09am Sun 27 Jan 13

capt spaulding wrote:
Au contraire chissy I did it for some time and I am ashamed of what they have become..............

..take us back to life on mars anytime.

I should stick to subjects you DO know something about . Are there any?
Did you quit the police to become a merchant banker? You come across as one.

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capt spaulding says...
9:15am Sun 27 Jan 13

Paul Meoff wrote:
capt spaulding wrote:
Au contraire chissy I did it for some time and I am ashamed of what they have become..............


..take us back to life on mars anytime.

I should stick to subjects you DO know something about . Are there any?
Did you quit the police to become a merchant banker? You come across as one.
Your not far off the mark, Ive been called a usurer before and worse......but hey water off a ducks back.
The pension keeps me up to date with beemers and the Memsahib manages quite well in Waitrose.

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CHISSY1 says...
11:00am Sun 27 Jan 13

capt spaulding wrote:
Au contraire chissy I did it for some time and I am ashamed of what they have become..............

..take us back to life on mars anytime.

I should stick to subjects you DO know something about . Are there any?
"Believe me i know what i am talking about,unlike your uneducated comments,which has been noticed by other posters".

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capt spaulding says...
11:45am Sun 27 Jan 13

Uneducated comments which !! HAS!! been noticed.

Game set and match methinks.

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Goit Stock says...
8:37am Tue 29 Jan 13

NYP have just issued a CRD to a youth who set light to another youth in Clifton, another government idea to hide real serious crimes like this from the stats radar. How can a CRD be issued for setting another person alight? A letter of apology is this really a suitable resolution ?

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