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[quote=JCNILE123,363426]The Met reported the most incidents, with 174,000 incidents of violence against the person, down from 180,000 the year before. Most of the forces reported crime statistics for the year to the end of March, however three used figures to the end of May and two for the year to the end of June. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith was said to be pleased that the violent crime statistics are likely to show a fall. A Home Office spokesman said: "The British Crime Survey shows that violent crime has fallen by a third over the past 10 years and we are determined to drive it down further." However experts have cautioned against reading to much into police figures because often people's perceptions of crime can be far worse. Richard Garside, from the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies at King's College London, said: "Just because the police are recording less violent offences doesn't necessarily mean less are happening. "I don't put too much weight on police violence statistics because they're very susceptible to police recording patterns and individuals' decisions about reporting crime." [/quote]
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