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
The leaders of the regional circuits of the Bar Council have written to the Guardian expressing more than frustration with the government for using 'inaccurate' and 'misleading' figures to justify its legal aid reforms. We took at look at some of them. Read
Health
The frontpage headline of today's Sun's erroneously claims that 1,200 people have been killed by "mental patients". Here's why we'll be seeking a correction from the newspaper. Read
Crime
Even with the close of the Labour party's conference for another year, there are messages still to chew over. One of the less noticed contributions of the week came from Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper. Was she wide of the mark on foreign workers? Read
Crime
As the Association of Chief Police Officers calls for so-called 'drunk tanks' to be used to care for problem drinkers overnight, it's claimed that half of all violent crime relates to alcohol. What's the connection? Read
Health
Following the death of Daniel Pelka, campaigners are calling for an introduction of mandatory reporting of child abuse. But an LSE professor has cast doubt on the effectiveness of this law. Read
Crime
As the BBC's flagship political discussion programme returned for another series yesterday, the debate turned to whether anonymity for rape defendants should be allowed, following actor Michael Le Vell's acquittal for child rape earlier this week. Read
Crime
Last week Teresa May announced a major review of the way the police handle domestic violence cases. In the meantime, Labour has argued that cuts to police forces have resulted in fewer domestic abusers being prosecuted. But is theirs a fair assessment? Read
Crime
The Sun reports figures suggesting that eight staff are assaulted in England and Wales's prisons every day. Where are the numbers from? Read
Crime
Government departments can normally be expected to strike a positive tone when it comes to the state of the nation. So it will have been surprising to some when the … Read
Health
One MP raises concerns that banning drugs can be counter-productive. We raise concerns about the numbers. Read
