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Underlying Patterns within the England and Wales Crime Drop

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The International Crime Drop

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Crime statistics in England and Wales have a long history, with the first national crime figures being collected by the Home Office in 1857. Their use extends well beyond being simply an operational tool for the police to allocate officers to crime problems. Since their earliest inception they have been seen as being important in providing both a local and national picture of criminal activity that informs the public and Parliament as to trends in crime (see Home Office, 1993). They have also become key information in determining government policy on crime and allocating central resources to the police and others who combat crime.

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  1. Andrew Britton
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Human Security and Safety, International Victimology Institute, Tilburg University, The Netherlands

    Jan van Dijk (Professor of Victimology) (Professor of Victimology)

  2. Nottingham Trent University, UK

    Andromachi Tseloni (Professor of Criminology) (Professor of Criminology)

  3. Institute for Canadian Urban Research Studies, Canada

    Graham Farrell (Senior Research Fellow, Visiting Professor) (Senior Research Fellow, Visiting Professor)

  4. School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University, Canada

    Graham Farrell (Senior Research Fellow, Visiting Professor) (Senior Research Fellow, Visiting Professor)

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© 2012 Andrew Britton, Chris Kershaw, Sarah Osborne and Kevin Smith

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Britton, A., Kershaw, C., Osborne, S., Smith, K. (2012). Underlying Patterns within the England and Wales Crime Drop. In: van Dijk, J., Tseloni, A., Farrell, G. (eds) The International Crime Drop. Crime Prevention and Security Management. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137291462_7

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