College response to new crime figures
College lead for crime and criminal justice said the nature of crime is changing.
College of Policing lead for crime and criminal justice, David Tucker, said: "It is encouraging to see that the number of people reporting crimes against them has fallen 30 per cent since 2010. The six per cent increase in offences recorded by the police may be due to improved crime recording practice by forces.
“The introduction of our Code of Ethics and our national training accreditation package for police staff responsible for recording crime have supported this improvement. By the end of this financial year alone, we expect 48 force crime registrars to be fully trained and most of them accredited to the national standard.
“Our work on the demands placed on policing showed a change from traditional forms of crime into more resource-intensive work to safeguard vulnerable people and manage offenders.
“This change in demand and an improved willingness of victims to come forward is reflected in the increase in sexual offences recorded by police. We are developing new national guidance for police forces on investigating rape and sexual offences and this is due out later this year.”
