It's hard to measure crime, which can make news stories seem more worrying than they really are. We look past the headlines to explain the full picture.
The image is about the US. There are only around 725,000 17 year-olds in the UK. Read
Crime
The survey asked people if they would accept the risk of violence against MPs for their preferred Brexit outcome. Read
Crime
Knife crime in England and Wales is at an eight-year high. Comparable data before this time is not available. Read
Crime
740 people did not vote due to having incorrect ID in voter ID trials in 2019. 181 people have been accused of impersonating someone else at a polling station since 2010. Read
Crime
The government pledged to mandate serious criminals spending two thirds of their sentence in prison. Judges already have discretion to impose this. Read
Crime
In 2017/18 an estimated 210,000 people aged 60 to 74 were victims of domestic abuse, most of which was carried out by a partner. Read
Some work ad hoc for the European Court of Human Rights, but that is separate from the European Union. Read
Judges have to stay politically impartial, and we have no idea how they voted. Read
Lord Kerr of Kinlochard is a different person to Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore. Read
Crime
It’s possible for people who murder children to be given whole-life sentences, but the law doesn’t currently require this as a starting point in all cases. Read
