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Welcome to the May edition of the ONS Centre for Crime and Justice newsletter, which includes news on recent and upcoming releases and events, and updates on the work we have been doing in the last 6 months.
Look out for the next edition in November.
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COVID-19 and the production of statistics
ONS is working to ensure that the UK has the vital information needed to respond to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on our economy and society. We will need to ensure that information is provided faster, using new data sources and changing how our surveys operate, to ensure we provide the information necessary as the situation unfolds. We will keep users informed.
Face to face interviews for the Crime Survey in England and Wales (CSEW) were suspended in mid-March, as part of the efforts to minimise social contact and stop the spread of COVID-19. Current plans are to have a telephone survey running in May 2020, with an ambition to provide initial results by the end of July 2020. This will not affect the results for the first quarter of 2020, planned for release in July 2020.
Read the ONS statement in full here
What's new in ONS Crime and Justice statistics?
Crime in England and Wales: year ending December 2019:
The level of crime has remained broadly stable in recent years; the latest figures from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) estimate a fall of 5% in the year ending December 2019. Police recorded crime data (excluding data from Greater Manchester Police for this quarter) give more insight into the lower-volume but higher-harm crime types and shows more of a mixed picture with a 3% decrease in recorded offences involving firearms but a 7% increase in the number of offences involving knives or sharp instruments.
Child abuse in England and Wales: March 2020:
For the first time, we have compiled a range of indicators from different data sources to enable better understanding of the extent and circumstances of child abuse. Our statistics on abuse experienced in childhood in England and Wales include data on sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse and neglect.
Modern Slavery in the UK: March 2020:
Because of its hidden nature, producing an accurate measure of prevalence is difficult. Currently, there is no definitive source of data or suitable method available to accurately quantify the number of victims of modern slavery in the UK. Instead, this article brings together a range of available data sources on known victims and cases to provide a better understanding of the extent and nature of this crime.
Nature of fraud and computer misuse in England and Wales: year ending March 2019:
The Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) shows that there were an estimated 3.8 million incidents of fraud and an estimated 1.0 million incidents of computer misuse in the year ending March 2019.
Offences involving the use of firearms: year ending March 2019:
In the year ending March 2019, there were 9,787 offences in which firearms were involved; this is a 4% increase compared with the previous year.
Homicides in England and Wales: year ending March 2019:
There were 671 victims of homicide in the year ending March 2019, 33 fewer (5%) than the previous year, the first fall since the year ending March 2015.
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