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| Knife crime in England and Wales hit a record high in the year to September, up by 7% on the previous 12 months. Police recorded offences involving a knife or sharp instrument rose to 44,771, according to Office for National Statistics figures. | |
| Crime | The Sentinel, 24th January 2020 |
| A crime-prevention scheme that helps troubled teenagers turn away from their criminal past is being rolled out across the UK. Action for Children runs the Serious Organised Crime Early Intervention programme, which has successfully run in Glasgow since 2013, with former-offender mentors guiding young people aged 11 to 18 away from a life of serious crime. | |
| Crime | Youth and Children’s Work, December 2019 |
| One third of women and girls around the world will suffer physical or sexual violence in their lifetime, a new report from the mission agency Gospel for Asia (GFA) states. | |
| Crime | Church Times, 29th November 2019 |
| Disability hate crime involving violence has risen by 41% in a year, figures suggest. Data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by charity Leonard Cheshire also showed the number of offences with an online element went up 71%. | |
| Crime | The Sentinel, 9th October 2019 |
| Motor insurers are typically paying out more than £1 million a day following a “worrying” surge in vehicle thefts – including keyless car crime. One new vehicle theft claim is now being made every six minutes on average, the Association of British Insurers said. | |
| Crime | The Sentinel, March 2019 |
| Rising knife crime could be linked to cuts to youth services in England with some local authorities’ spending slashed by up to 91% over three years, new research suggests. Analysis by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Knife Crime has found areas suffering the largest cuts have seen bigger increases in knife crime. | |
| Crime | The Sentinel, 6 May 2019 |
| Record numbers of vulnerable children are going missing after being “farmed-out” to children’s homes many miles from the areas in which they live, MPs have warned. The All-Party Group for Runaway and Missing Children and Adults said a “sent away” generation of young people was in danger of falling prey to paedophiles and drugs gangs. | |
| Crime | The Sentinel |
| Tougher penalties are not an effective deterrent against handheld mobile use by drivers as many are “returning to their old ways”, research suggests. | |
| Crime | The Sentinel |
| County lines drug gangs are fuelling a rise in the number of British children being used as slaves – with cases more than doubling in a year. Figures released by the National Crime Agency showed the number of modern slavery cases involving UK minors went from 676 in 2017 to 1,421 in 2018. | |
| Crime | The Sentinel |
| Tougher penalties are not an effective deterrent against handheld mobile use by drivers as many are “returning to their old ways”, research suggests. | |
| Crime | The Sentinel |
| The number of criminals caught with knives or dangerous weapons has hit its highest level in nearly a decade, official figures have revealed. Last year more than 21,000 offences of possessing or making threats with blades or offensive weapons resulted in a conviction or caution in England and Wales. | |
| Crime | The Sentinel |
| The NSPCC has called on the government to prioritise young people’s online safety after figures revealed police forces in the UK record an average of 22 cyber-related sex crimes against children every day. The number of sexual offences against under-18s logged by police as having an online element doubled in four years to more than 8,000 in 2018-19, according to figures gathered by the children’s charity from 40 forces in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. | |
| Crime | The Guardian |
| Tougher penalties are not an effective deterrent against handheld mobile use by drivers as many are “returning to their old ways”, research suggests. | |
| Crime | The Sentinel, 21st March 2019 |
| County lines drug gangs are fuelling a rise in the number of British children being used as slaves – with cases more than doubling in a year. Figures released by the National Crime Agency showed the number of modern slavery cases involving UK minors went from 676 in 2017 to 1,421 in 2018. | |
| Crime | The Sentinel, 20th March 2019 |
| Record numbers of vulnerable children are going missing after being “farmed-out” to children’s homes many miles from the areas in which they live, MPs have warned. The All-Party Group for Runaway and Missing Children and Adults said a “sent away” generation of young people was in danger of falling prey to paedophiles and drugs gangs. | |
| Crime | The Sentinel, 27th March 2019 |
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