Rural crime report

Janet Clowes has given us the link to the 2018 National Rural Crime Survey which has just been published.

Three years on from the last report, it highlights

• Only 27 per cent of responders thought that their local police were doing a good job – 11 per cent lower than in 2015.
• Fly-tipping, at 57 per cent respondents, and speeding at 32 per cent are two of the most important issues.
• Farmers and rural-specific businesses report that 69 per cent have been a victim of crime in the past twelve months
• Compared to 2015, the number of crimes going unreported to the police is up by a third for residents and two-thirds by businesses in rural communities.

Read the full report here

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