Kelvin Hopkins
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(10 years, 2 months ago)
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Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South) (Lab)
13. What assessment she has made of trends in the level of charges brought for violent crime.
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab)
15. What assessment she has made of trends in the level of charges brought for violent crime.
The Minister for Policing, Criminal Justice and Victims (Damian Green)
The number of charges brought for violent crime has fallen. This is broadly in line with falls in police-recorded violent crime under this Government, but in fact the percentage of violent offences that result in a charge has increased under this Government. In addition, the independent crime survey for England and Wales for 2012-13 shows the number of violent crimes at its lowest level since 1981.