Lawless Out West
Rural areas see 25pc rise in robberies | Uk News | News | Telegraph
Violent crime and muggings have risen sharply in the past 12 months, despite Government pledges to crack down on the problem and increase the number of front line police officers, figures will show this week.
In some rural areas, robbery offences have risen by almost 25 per cent while crimes of violence against the person have risen by almost a fifth.
The figures, officially released on Thursday, represent a challenge to Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, and will fuel fears that police officers are too tied up with paperwork.
And anecdotally the rate of non reporting of crime is rising even faster, there is just no bloody point unless you need a crime number for an insurance claim, it just surprises me that more people aren't applying Real Community Justice