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.
Crime
£300 million would cover those officers’ salaries for one year, but it wouldn’t cover the costs of training, equipment, and overheads at the same time. Read
Crime
Not according to the best figures we have, although there are other indications that there might have been a recent uptick. Read
Court orders used to tackle rough sleeping can lead to criminal penalties. Read
The judge in a domestic violence case in Manchester has been criticised for supposedly finding that the victim wasn't vulnerable. Here's what happened. Read
The main factual evidence in the case of Alexander Blackman, the Royal Marine convicted of a battlefield manslaughter, is in the public domain. Read
Crime
Are police budgets being cut? It depends which source of funding you count. Read
Crime
It’s the job of one particular police unit to “instigate” the removal of extremist material from the Internet where it breaches internet companies’ terms of service, or the law. Read
Plans for alleged rape victims to pre-record their evidence will be piloted in three courts from September, not rolled out nationwide. Read
Crime
Police funding in England and Wales has fallen over the last five years, and is expected to stay flat over the next five. Read
Can Scotland legally hold another referendum? Read
