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 Metropolitan police in the parade were in full uniform with personal protection equipment and radios and so could have dealt with any incidents on the day. Read
The video is from CCTV footage of a robbery in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Read
Crime
While Boris Johnson was London’s mayor, the homicide rate fell from 21 to 13 per million people. The overall police recorded crime rate fell 23%. Read
Health
Some hospitals provide TV for free, others for £8 per day. Prisoners are charged £1 per week to rent an in-cell TV. Read
A member of the British armed forces was hit by a car in West Yorkshire. There’s no evidence that he was attacked for being in the armed forces. Read
Crime
There isn’t enough available evidence to say that cocaine use in Britain has doubled, and certainly not that one in 50 Londoners are snorting it. Read
Poland doesn’t have a “no-migrants” policy, but does have very few migrants. Its lack of terror attacks can’t be explained by this alone. Read
Crime
The Met Police does not own any water cannon and their use is not currently authorised in England and Wales. Read
Crime
Knife crime has almost certainly been rising in recent years, and knife-related homicides are at a record high. Read
An academic wrote a report proposing the change in 2010, but that wasn’t backed by the government. Read
