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18/10/2007
Drug Offences Increase
The number of drug offences in England and Wales increased by 14% in the second quarter of this year, the latest figures from the Home Office have revealed.
The figures showed that there were 55,000 drug crimes from April to June, an increase from 48,300 during the same period last year.
Meanwhile, the British Crime Survey showed that overall crime in England and Wales had remained stable for the year ending in June.
However, recorded crime levels fell by 7%, according to the quarterly police recorded crime statistics. There were nearly 21,000 fewer violent crimes recorded by police between April and June 2007 compared with the same quarter in 2006.
Firearms offences also dropped by 6% in the year to the end of June. However, the number of fatalities arising from firearms offences increased from 53 to 56.
(KMcA)
The figures showed that there were 55,000 drug crimes from April to June, an increase from 48,300 during the same period last year.
Meanwhile, the British Crime Survey showed that overall crime in England and Wales had remained stable for the year ending in June.
However, recorded crime levels fell by 7%, according to the quarterly police recorded crime statistics. There were nearly 21,000 fewer violent crimes recorded by police between April and June 2007 compared with the same quarter in 2006.
Firearms offences also dropped by 6% in the year to the end of June. However, the number of fatalities arising from firearms offences increased from 53 to 56.
(KMcA)
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