Article: Home secretary welcomes stable crime figures.

Article: Analysis Street Crime Figures: Urban crime ...
The Independent - London;  September 13, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... bulletins on the levels of street crime in their areas. Professor ... to influence levels of street crime to the degree that politicians ... for police to exaggerate street crime." Professor Young added that crime figures were wide open to manipulation ...

Article: Alarm over huge rise in street crime and thefts ...
The Independent - London;  July 12, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... although this type of offence still accounts for only 2 per cent of all crime. The Prime Minister has pledged to bring street crime under control by September after initiating a "cross-Government" action plan. The Home Office said that initiatives ...

Article: Street crime figures 'were manipulated'.
The Daily Mail (London, England);  October 15, 2002 ;     410 words ... ... were accused of manipulating crime figures yesterday after it emerged ... constituency of David Blunkett. Street crime rose 22 per cent in Merseyside ... the first place - seeing street crime fall by 17 per cent. Tory ... with a welcome decrease in street crime across a ...

Article: MPA Chair gives cautious welcome to latest street ...
M2 Presswire;  May 16, 2002 ;     667 words ... ... gives cautious welcome to latest street crime figures (C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS ... today that show the rise in street crime in the capital is slowing markedly ... goal is to significantly reduce street crime overall, not merely cut the ...

Article: Blunkett hails fall in street crime figures
The Northern Echo;  September 13, 2002 ;     305 words ... ... Government yesterday hailed a fall in street crime after an initiative launched in the ... David Blunkett said the 67m crackdown on street crime had cut offences by 14 per cent. He ... will persuade the British public that street crime is anything like under control."

Article: ANALYSIS STREET CRIME FIGURES: STREET ...
The Independent - London;  September 13, 2002 ;     551 words ...IN THE past year, the main problem for the Home Secretary, David Blunkett, in his efforts to combat crime has been the rising incidence of street offences - pickpocketing, muggings and bag snatches. But while these have dominated the headlines, Labour's overall record on crime has been impressive.

Article: Concern at street crime.(News)
The Birmingham Post (England);  July 13, 2002 ;     356 words ... ... refused to discuss crime figures with the nation's ... told a student rising street crime was a growing concern ... comment on the new crime figures. Twenty minutes later ... a real worry about street crime and that's what we ...