Home Office says crime down by 9%
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Sharp drop is marred by a 4% rise in gun crime and a 21% rise in recorded drug offences, figures show
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Attacks on fire crews in Northern Ireland have fallen over the past year, latest figures reveal.
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Â· Crackdown on alcohol-related road deaths  Â· European safety figures show UK falling behind
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House prices in the UK fell slightly in October says the Department for Communities & Local Government.
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The home secretary is to set out a minimum standard of service the public can expect from police.
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A police initiative which saw burglary rates dip by 83% is set to be taken up by other forces in England and Wales.
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The nation's crime rate last year held steady at the lowest levels since the government began surveying crime victims in 1973, the Justice Department reported on Sunday.
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The number of new mortgages being given to house movers falls by 20% in the past year, according to the Bank of England.
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Violent crime has fallen for the first time in eight years, but drug-linked offences and robberies are on the rise, according to Home Office figures released Thursday.
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Heavily armed police cracking down on crime ahead of carnival celebrations engaged in shootouts with criminals in two slums Wednesday, reportedly killing nine suspects.
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Almost a third of UK householders keep items like golf clubs in case intruders break in, a survey says.
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Police forces in Wales have the best five highest-detection rates for burglary in the UK, new figures reveal
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As violent crime rates continue to drop, experts look for explanations  -  and signs of whether the decline is permanent
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Advice on the amount of force householders can use against burglars is being published in efforts to stop confusion.
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The number of arrests at English soccer matches last season dropped 10 percent, highlighting ``the success of action to tackle football hooliganism,&#39;&#39; the UK government&#39;s Home Office said in a statement.
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Violent crime rose by double-digit percentages over the last two years, reversing the declines of the 1990s.
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House price inflation is now easing off, according to the latest monthly survey from the Halifax.