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  2. Crime statistics in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The Crime Survey for England and Wales is an attempt to measure both the amount of crime, and the impact of crime on England and Wales. The original survey (carried out in 1982, to cover the 1981 year) covered all three judicial areas of the UK, and was therefore referred to as the British Crime Survey, but now it only covers England and Wales.

  3. Crime in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The United Kingdom's crime rate remains relatively low when compared to the rest of the world, especially among first world countries. As of 2019, the United Kingdom sits in 174th place for intentional homicide victims per 100,000 inhabitants at 1.20. [4] As of January 2018 police figures have shown a sharp increase in violent crime and sex ...

  4. Race and crime in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The relationship between race and crime in the United Kingdom is the subject of academic studies, government surveys, media coverage, and public concern. Under the Criminal Justice Act 1991, section 95, the government collects annual statistics based on race and crime. [1] [2] [n 1] These statistics have highlighted differences in ...

  5. Gangs in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Following the truce, violent crime fell by 50% in the B6 postcode area and 30% in B21. The increasingly collaborative relationship between the two gangs has led to some in the media describing them as more akin to a "super gang", seeking to establish a greater national network of organised crime rather than controlling their post-code areas. [33]

  6. List of United States cities by crime rate - Wikipedia

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    The following table of United States cities by crime rate is based on Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) statistics from 2019 for the 100 most populous cities in America that have reported data to the FBI UCR system. The population numbers are based on U.S. Census estimates for the year end.

  7. Crime in London - Wikipedia

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    In 2005–06, the rate of recorded ABH and GBH peaked both nationally and within the Metropolitan Police force area according to recorded statistics. The British Crime Survey or BCS is a systematic victim study, currently carried out by BMRB Limited on behalf of the Home Office. The BCS seeks to measure the amount of crime in England and Wales ...

  8. List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The postcode area is the largest geographical unit used and forms the initial characters of the alphanumeric UK postcode. [1] There are currently 121 geographic postcode areas in use in the UK and a further three often combined with these covering the Crown Dependencies of Guernsey, Jersey and Isle of Man.

  9. List of major crimes in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Murder of Fanny Adams. 1. Alton, Hampshire, England. Fanny Adams, 8, was brutally murdered, eviscerated and dismembered by Frederick Baker, a local solicitor's clerk. The murder indirectly gave rise to the working-class expression "sweet Fanny Adams" in the mid-20th century. 1946. Murder of Muriel Drinkwater. 1.