Chapter 3: The nature of criminality in the UK today - Factors affecting crime rates in society and strategies to reduce crime

Question 1

The current figures for crime in England and Wales in 2014/2015 show that violent crime did what in those 12 months?

Answer 1

The current figures for crime in England and Wales in 2014/2015 show that violent crime rose by more than 25% in those 12 months

Question 2

The current figures for crime in England and Wales in 2014/2015 show that violent crime rose by more than 25% in those 12 months.
The current figures for crime in England and Wales in 2014/2015 show that the number of murders have done what from what to what?

Answer 2

The current figures for crime in England and Wales in 2014/2015 show that the number of murders have risen from 71 to 574

Question 3

The current figures for crime in England and Wales in 2014/2015 show that violent crime rose by more than 25% in those 12 months.
The current figures for crime in England and Wales in 2014/2015 show that the number of murders have risen from 71 to 574.
The current figures for crime in England and Wales in 2014/2015 show that there has been a what percentage rise in recorded cases of attempted murder?

Answer 3

The current figures for crime in England and Wales in 2014/2015 show that there has been a 19% rise in recorded cases of attempted murder

Question 4

The current figures for crime in England and Wales in 2014/2015 show that violent crime rose by more than 25% in those 12 months.
The current figures for crime in England and Wales in 2014/2015 show that the number of murders have risen from 71 to 574.
The number of murders have risen from 71 to 574.
There has been a 19% rise in recorded cases of attempted murder.
The current figures for crime in England and Wales in 2014/2015 show that other violent crime also rose by what percentage?

Answer 4

The current figures for crime in England and Wales in 2014/2015 show that other violent crime also rose by 4%

Question 5

What do the current figures for crime in England and Wales in 2014/2015 show in relation to sexual crimes?

Answer 5

The current figures for crime in England and Wales in 2014/2015 show that sexual crimes rose by a third to nearly 100,000

Question 6

The current figures for crime in England and Wales in 2014/2015 show that sexual crimes rose by a third to nearly 100,000, including a large increase in rape cases.
What accounted for nearly half the total rise in sexual offences?

Answer 6

Offences against children accounted for nearly half the total rise in sexual offences

Question 7

What do the current figures for crime in England and Wales in 2014/2015 show in relation to overall crime?

Answer 7

The current figures for crime in England and Wales in 2014/2015 show that overall crime rose by 6% during the 12 months

Question 8

What may murder be linked to?

Answer 8

Murder may be linked to an improving economy in which more people are:

1. Going out drinking
2. Getting into fights

Question 9

Murder may be linked to an improving economy in which more people are going out drinking and getting into fights.
What could murder be?

Answer 9

Murder could be a statistical oddity in the current figures for crime in England and Wales in 2014/2015

Question 10

Why could murder be a statistical oddity in the current figures for crime in England and Wales in 2014/2015?

Answer 10

Murder could be a statistical oddity in the current figures for crime in England and Wales in 2014/2015, because:

1. 2 months in 2014 had high figures
2. 2 months in 2015 had very low figures

Question 11

Over the long term, what has the murder rate in the UK been?

Answer 11

Over the long term, the murder rate in the UK has been fairly stable

Question 12

In the current figures for crime in England and Wales in 2014/2015, knife crime is still 50% lower than it was in when?

Answer 12

In the current figures for crime in England and Wales in 2014/2015, knife crime is still 50% lower than it was in 2006

Question 13

In the current figures for crime in England and Wales in 2014/2015, knife crime is still 50% lower than it was in 2006.
What could the current rise be due to?

Answer 13

The current rise in knife crime could be due to the police improving their recording methods

Question 14

In the current figures for crime in England and Wales in 2014/2015, knife crime is still 50% lower than it was in 2006.
The current rise in knife crime could be due to the police improving their recording methods.
What do others think?

Answer 14

Others think that recent changes to:
1. Stop
2. Search
operations by the police may have encouraged more people to carry knives

Question 15

In the current figures for crime in England and Wales in 2014/2015, firearm offences have increased.
What could this be due to?

Answer 15

Firearm offences increasing in the current figures for crime in England and Wales in 2014/2015 could be due to a growth in:
1. Gang
2. Organised crime
activity

Question 16

In the current figures for crime in England and Wales in 2014/2015, firearm offences have increased.
Where was the increase mainly?

Answer 16

The increase in firearm offences was mainly in London

Question 17

In the current figures for crime in England and Wales in 2014/2015, vehicle thefts have increased.
What could this increase be due to?

Answer 17

This increase in vehicle thefts could be due to the theft of motorbikes rather than cars

Question 18

The possible factors that could be the reason for the overall increase in crime figures in England and Wales in 2014/2015 may be related to what?

Answer 18

The possible factors that could be the reason for the overall increase in crime figures in England and Wales in 2014/2015 may be related to short-term changes in crime figures

Question 19

The possible factors that could be the reason for the overall increase in crime figures in England and Wales in 2014/2015 may be related to short-term changes in crime figures.
What do long term issues often relate to?

Answer 19

Long term issues often relate to the debate of nature vs nurture

Question 20

The number of murders have risen from 71 to 574.
There has been a 19% rise in recorded cases of attempted murder.
The current figures for crime in England and Wales in 2014/2015 show that other violent crime also rose by 4% and knife crime by what percentage?

Answer 20

The current figures for crime in England and Wales in 2014/2015 show that:

1. Other violent crime also rose by 4%
2. Knife crime by 10%

Question 21

The current figures for crime in England and Wales in 2014/2015 show that sexual crimes rose by a third to nearly 100,000, including a large increase in what cases?

Answer 21

The current figures for crime in England and Wales in 2014/2015 show that sexual crimes rose by a third to nearly 100,000, including a large increase in rape cases

Question 22

The possible factors that could be the reason for the overall increase in crime figures in England and Wales in 2014/2015 may be related to short-term changes in crime figures.
Long term issues often relate to the debate of nature vs nurture.
Is criminal behaviour due to what?

Answer 22

Is criminal behaviour due to:
1. Family background, education, peer pressure, unemployment, poverty, drug and alcohol abuse
Or,
2. Simple greed, or the ability to think that one is going to get away with it?