Transcript THE PUBLIC SECTOR RELOCATION PROJECT

Crime statistics, crime
trends, et al
March 24th 2012, Llandudno
www.ukcrimestats.com
Why do we need independent crime
data analysis?
 To increase public confidence in data
 To find errors
 To have a benchmark of accountability
 To release new thinking and innovation
Why and how crime statistics are used
 First measure a problem to allocate the
resource
 How collected? Recorded crime, insurance
claims, surveys
 How used? To distribute Police resources
more efficiently, for insurers to guage risk,
for Politicians to make a fuss !
The 3 subsets of crime data
About the Suspect/Criminal
About the Victim
About the Crime
Limitations of Crime Statisics 1:
 Recorded v.
Believed v.
unknown
Actual
 Crime usually
requires
secrecy
Limitations of Crime Statisics 2:
People
 Static &
transient
population
 Key to Crime
Rate
 Population
growing and
always
moving
North Wales compared to Other
Forces: Big Picture
Dec10 to Jan 12 (Crime Rate)
ASB – 26/43
Burglary – 32/43
OC – 27/43
Robbery – 36/43
Vehicle – 39/43
Violent - 9/43
Total – 28/43
283 Neighbourhoods
 Highest – all Crime + ASB Rhyl
West(Denbighshire Coastal and
Abergele)
 Highest – Violent Rhyl West(Denbighshire
Coastal and Abergele)
 Highest – Burglary Rhyl
West(Denbighshire Coastal and
Abergele)
 Highest – Drug Offa(Wrexham Town)
Heatmap - Llandudno
The wider costs of crime
Thankyou
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