 Humphrey Nemar/daily mirror) 'For the charge rate to now be at a record low is a complete disgrace.' The statistics showed 196,889 sexual offences, up from 164,043 the year before. Some 2.1 million violent crimes against a person were catalogued by police in the 12 months to June, up 20% on pre-pandemic levels. But knife crime and homicides are below pre-pandemic levels. Home Office figures point to just 5.4% of offences in England and Wales in the year to June 2022 resulted in a charge or summons against 5.6% in 2021/22. A Home Office spokesperson admitted: 'Everyone should have the security of a safe street and home. The fall in overall charge rates is deeply concerning. We are injecting record funds into policing.'){kind=link}
As crime rates reach record highs – with sex crimes and violent attacks fuelling the increase – the number of cases actually being solved has plummeted to an all-time low
Crime rates have hit a record high while the number of cases being solved is at an all-time low, official figures reveal.
Some 6.5 million offences have been logged in the past year, up 12% on the previous 12 months.
The rise has been fuelled by an increase in sex crimes, up 20%, and violent attacks, up 13%, says the Office for National Statistics.
Other data shows that the rate of criminals being charged has fallen to a new low of 5.4% â down from over 15% just seven years ago.