Home Office says crime down by 9%
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Overall crime in England and Wales falls by 9%, the Home Office announces, but gun crime shows an increase.
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WASHINGTON - 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 Sunday.    The study was the latest contribution to a decade-long trend in which violent crime as measured by victim surveys has fallen by 55 percent and property crime by 49 percent...
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People should try to "distract" potential criminals while waiting for police to arrive, a home office minister says.
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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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Asylum applications have dropped by 13% to 9,210 in the second quarter of 2004, Home Office Figures show.
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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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House prices in the UK fell slightly in October says the Department for Communities & Local Government.
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The rate of property crime and violent crime other than homicides remained at a 30-year low in 2003, the Justice Department said Sunday.
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Â· PM acknowledges increase in arrestsÂ· Home Office to consult police and councils
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Some 6,600 illegal immigrants licensed to work in security industry home secretary admits in Commons
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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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The proportion of crimes solved by police in England and Wales fell last year, says the Home Office.
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Armed police numbers have dropped despite a rise in gun crime, the Conservatives say.
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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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Â· Crackdown on alcohol-related road deaths  Â· European safety figures show UK falling behind
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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 illegal immigrants arrested along U.S. borders dropped 23 percent during the past nine months -- evidence, officials said, that stepped-up enforcement is working.